aankh jab aaine mein paDti hai

aankh jab aaine mein padti hai
zindagi dekhne mein padti hai
roz katti hai fasl khushbu ki
aur tere tauliye mein padti hai


din kisi marke mein katta hai
shab kisi morche mein padti hai
chhod duniya ki baat dil ki sun
chhod kis waswase mein padti hai


tu nahin hai to raat bhar barish
jaane kis silsile mein padti hai
panw ko lakh khinchta hun magar
wo gali raste mein padti hai


gardish-e-waqt teri aankh ke is
pur-kashish daere mein padti hai
ishq ke aur hain makan-o-zaman
umr ek saniye mein padti hai


zindagi to wahan bhi hai 'ashraf'
barf jis mintaqe mein padti hai