kab ghair hua mahw teri jalwagari ka
tu puchh mere dil se maza be-khabari ka

sauda jo gul-o-lala ko hai jeb-dari ka
adna ye shagufa hai nasim-e-sahari ka

kis ne lab-e-baam aa ke dikhaya rukh-e-raushan
khurshid mein hai rang charagh-e-sahari ka

apni ye ghazal hai ki paristan-e-sukhan hai
parwaz-e-mazamin mein hai andaz pari ka

kuchh kam nahin nazuk mere mazmun-e-kamar se
shohra hai baja yar ki nazuk-kamari ka

ek raat bhi ai mah na jagi meri qismat
sunta tha bahut shor dua-e-sahari ka

jis ne mujhe aagah kiya haal-e-jahan se
kya lutf jamadat ko hai be-khabari ka

ghurbat mein mila lutf kahin badh ke watan se
hasil jo hua tujh se maza ham-safari ka

us mah ki mahfil mein jo hai qahqaha-zan aaj
hota hai bat-e-mai pe guman kabk-e-dari ka

quran kahe deta hai ki hum haq ki zaban hain
hota hai juda taur kalam-e-bashri ka

aadam ki to man bhi na thi ai munkir-e-eajaz
isa ko mila sirf sharaf be-pidri ka

sarw-e-qad-e-dilbar ki jo taswir hai dil par
ham-sang nahin lal-e-aqiq-e-shajari ka

aankhen hain hasinon ki tere sabza-e-rukh par
kyunki na ho mailan ghazalon ko chari ka

chal tu bhi 'asar' le ke mata-e-dil-e-betab
wo dekhne jate hain tamasha guzari ka