apne dushman hazar nikle hain
han magar ba-waqar nikle hain

hum bhi kya baada-khwar ho jaen
shaikh to baada-khwar nikle hain

ghar ka rasta na mil saka hum ko
ghar se jo ek bar nikle hain

chand bin chandni kahan hogi
go sitare hazar nikle hain

khun-e-dil de ke jin ko sincha tha
nakhl sab khar-dar nikle hain

band kuche ki dusri jaanib
raste be-shumar nikle hain

baad ek umr ki khamoshi ke
misre sab zor-dar nikle hain

hum to samjhe the mast hain 'asi'
aap bhi hoshiyar nikle hain

koi kahta tha khush hain 'asi-ji'
wo magar dil-figar nikle hain