apni nazren dar-o-diwar par aksar rakhna
ajnabi ghar mein qadam soch-samajh kar rakhna

kahin phat jae kaleja na wufur-e-gham se
apni palkon mein chhupa kar na samundar rakhna

itna aasan nahin un ko bhulana dil se
soch kar apne kaleje pe ye patthar rakhna

yaad aata hai wo manzar tere afsane ka
apne mahbub ko dushman ke barabar rakhna

khwab mein aaenge pur-nur parinde lekin
shart hai saf magar zehn ka bistar rakhna

saunp di main ne tumhein mehr-o-wafa ki kunji
laut aaunga saliqe se mera ghar rakhna

ai 'asar' abru phulon ki jhulas jaegi
tum na shoalon ki hatheli pe gul-e-tar rakhna