khak ho jaana hai ek din kise inkar kabhi
zindagi phir bhi nahin mujib-e-azar kabhi

waqt ki qaid se hai mawara fan ki duniya
mujh ko marne nahin denge mere ashaar kabhi

chain se jine ki taufiq jise mil jae
kab wo padhta hai miyan bhule se akhbar kabhi

ab to bas udti hain aamal-e-khirad ki chilen
ab kisi sar pe latakti nahin talwar kabhi

justuju-kesh junun ke liye ai shaikh-e-haram
chahta kya hai khuda kab hai ye asrar kabhi

do alag chizen hain tamir ki taqsim 'asim'
ek si uthti nahin donon ki diwar kabhi