jab tak mera sukun aziyyat nahin bana
main khwab hi raha hun haqiqat nahin bana

likkha nahin kabhi use sheron ke darmiyan
jo sher raushni ki alamat nahin bana

is kar-e-ashiqi mein badi bhul ho gai
wo shauq hi raha hai aqidat nahin bana

apna alag mizaj tha chup-chap kat di
main shahr-e-dil-fareb ki zinat nahin bana

ye hath ghis chale hain usi kar-e-shauq mein
'asim' koi bhi aks salamat nahin bana