bas khala se hi sadaen huin rad
is liye sari duaen huin rad

ho gain sari kitaben raddi
ilm-o-danish ki kathaen huin rad

wo jo phokat mein jiye aur mare
un ke jism aur chitaen huin rad

mez par pesh hui jab darkhwast
habs daftar mein hawaen huin rad

sham par sham-e-abad thi bhai
kitni bahnon ki ridaen huin rad

hum ne jab tol ghataya sahab
apni qismat ki ghataen huin rad

ishq mein radd-o-badal tha mushkil
husn ki kitni adaen huin rad

block hone ke the imkan bahut
khat pahunchte hi khataen huin rad

khair ki khair nahin thi 'aswad'
aur na badle mein balaen huin rad