har dam kuchh iztirab ke aise bhanwar mein hun
jaise kisi dua-e-zarar ke asar mein hun

bah jaun ban ke sail-e-rawan is zamin par
main ek udas sham kisi chashm-e-tar mein hun

khud ki talash mein hi zamane guzar gae
kya apni justuju hi ke dam-e-sahar mein hun

jaise kisi ujad kharabe mein gunj ho
maujud is tarah tere diwar-o-dar mein hun

manzil-shanas ban na saka main to kya hua
itna to jaanta hun ki rah-e-safar mein hun

'asim' mizaj mein hain tamannaen is tarah
jaise main aaj tak koi bachcha sa ghar mein hun