is zindagi mein kuchh to tab-o-tab chahiye
aankhon ko roz ek naya khwab chahiye

is shahr-e-be-misal ki galiyon ke sath sath
sar par rida-e-anjum-o-mahtab chahiye

khamoshiyon ko izn-e-takallum jahan mile
wo bazm aur wo halqa-e-ahbab chahiye

lamha-ba-lamha lagte rahen zakhm be-shumar
halqa-ba-halqa ek naya girdab chahiye

dil mein kisi ke gham ki kamanen tani rahen
chehra magar ba-haalat-e-shadab chahiye

ai yaad-e-yar abr ki surat kabhi baras
dariya-e-dil ko dard ka sailab chahiye

gahre samundaron ke safar se pata chala
jina ba-shakl-e-mauj tah-e-ab chahiye

us shahryar-e-husn se kam-kam karo khitab
'ashfaq' ishq mein had-e-adab chahiye