juz qais aur koi na aaya ba-ru-e-kar
sahra magar ba-tangi-e-chashm-e-hasud tha

aashuftagi ne naqsh-e-suwaida kiya durust
zahir hua ki dagh ka sarmaya dud tha

tha khwab mein khayal ko tujh se muamla
jab aankh khul gai na ziyan tha na sud tha

leta hun maktab-e-gham-e-dil mein sabaq hanuz
lekin yahi ki raft gaya aur bud tha

dhanpa kafan ne dagh-e-uyub-e-barahnagi
main warna har libas mein nang-e-wajud tha

teshe baghair mar na saka kohkan 'asad'
sargashta-e-khumar-e-rusum-o-quyud tha

aalam jahan ba-arz-e-bisat-e-wajud tha
jun subh chaak-e-jeb mujhe tar-o-pud tha

bazi-khur-e-fareb hai ahl-e-nazar ka zauq
hangama garm-e-hairat-e-bud-o-nabud tha

aalam tilism-e-shahr-e-khamoshi hai sar-basar
ya main gharib-e-kishwar-e-guft-o-shunud tha

tangi rafiq-e-rah thi adam ya wajud tha
mera safar ba-tala-e-chashm-e-hasud tha

tu yak-jahan qamash-e-hawas jama kar ki main
hairat-mata-e-alam-e-nuqsan-o-sud tha

gardish-muhit-e-zulm raha jis qadar falak
main paemal-e-ghamza-e-chashm-e-kabud tha

puchha tha garche yar ne ahwal-e-dil magar
kis ko dimagh-e-minnat-e-guft-o-shunud tha

khur shabnam-ashna na hua warna main 'asad'
sar-ta-qadam guzarish-e-zauq-e-sujud tha