ek yusuf ke kharidar hue hain hum log
phir mohabbat mein giraftar hue hain hum log

chashm-e-rangin ki karamat se ghayal ho kar
teri ulfat ke talabgar hue hain hum log

shahr-e-khuban ki riwayat se shorish kar ke
gham-e-hijran ke saza-war hue hain hum log

zindagi tu ne hamein dard ke aansu bakhshe
phir bhi tere hi taraf-dar hue hain hum log

subh-e-alam ka chehra nahin dekha jata
khwab-e-khush-rang se bedar hue hain hum log

manzil-e-ishq bhi hum ko hi mili hai 'asif'
dasht-o-sahra mein agar khwar hue hain hum log