jaane kya jurm tha jis ki ye saza di gai hai

jaane kya jurm tha jis ki ye saza di gai hai
mujh ko is daur mein jine ki du'a di gai hai
jurm ye hai ki uthaya tha baghawat ka 'alam
mere jalte hue kheme ko hawa di gai hai


ret par qadmon ki aahat se bhi dar jata hun
aaj is dasht mein wahshat bhi badha di gai hai
tum ko ek shahr-e-khamoshan ki taraf jaana hai
khwab mein mujh ko yahi ek sada di gai hai


nim-shab mujh mein tadapti hai koi nahr-e-furaat
mujh mein virane ki kuchh khak mila di gai hai
bach ke maqtal se jise jaana hai ja sakta hai
sham’-e-khema bhi sar-e-sham bujha di gai hai


'asif'-e-khasta ki hijrat ka hawala de kar
'asif'-e-khasta ki miras luta di gai hai