barf shoala hai aag pani hai
ye siyasat ki mehrbani hai

nafraton se kaho nikal jaen
dil mohabbat ki rajdhani hai

us pe bhi hai nazar zamane ki
mere purkhon ki jo nishani hai

dur rahne lagi thakan mujh se
jab se sahra ki baat mani hai

wo bhi hamrah hain mere 'ashraf'
aur mausam bhi zafrani hai