na qahqaha na tabassum na ashk paiham hai
jahan pe hum hain wahan kuchh ajib aalam hai

jo pahle aaj se tha aaj bhi wahi gham hai
ye daur-e-jam nahin hai fareb-e-paiham hai

bura na mano to ek baat tum se arz karun
tumhaara lutf ba-andaza-e-sitam kam hai

ye subh-o-sham ki masti ye nashsha-e-shab-o-roz
tere baghair koi kaif ho mujhe sam hai

sar-e-niyaz kabhi us ke samne na jhuka
isi qusur pe hum se zamana barham hai

hai baat baat pe hajw-e-subu-o-saghar-o-mai
janab-e-hazrat-e-wais se nak mein dam hai

nigah-e-naz ko taklif-e-iltifat na do
ki ab to zakhm-e-jigar be-niyaz-e-marham hai

khata zarur koi us se bhi hui hogi
ki aakhir 'asi'-e-khasta bhi ibn-e-adam hai