ajib shakhs hun fart-e-wabaal hote hue
firaq mang raha hun visal hote hue

nidhaal apne tamashaiyon ke jhurmut mein
main khud ko dekh raha hun khayal hote hue

bas ek warzish-e-tahrir lauh-e-hasti par
bas ek sawal ki dhun khud sawal hote hue

kuchh is kamal se raunda gaya hun masti mein
bahut sukun hai ab paemal hote hue

sharar-e-sang ko kya ab bhi istiara kahun
in aansuon ki ye zinda misal hote hue

guzar gaya hun misal-e-zamana khud par se
main lamha lamha alal-ittisal hote hue

main apne aks ko 'asim' khuda samajh baitha
khata hui thi ye mahw-e-jamal hote hue