kaf-e-qatil mein khanjar jagta hai
bada pur-kaif manzar jagta hai

udhar angdaiyan leti hain ninden
idhar zakhmon ka bistar jagta hai

uthe hai pahle sine mein dhuan sa
phir aankhon mein samundar jagta hai

ajab hai dard ko yaadon se nisbat
ki naghma jaise lai par jagta hai

tamannaon ka ye anjam tauba
lahu ka ek samundar jagta hai

ye aalam to na tha darman se pahle
ki ab rag rag mein nishtar jagta hai

tumhaare sher bhi 'asrar' kya hain
bas ek lafzon ka lashkar jagta hai