kis tarah khilte hain naghmon ke chaman samjha tha main
saz-e-hasti par tujhe jab zakhma-zan samjha tha main

kya khabar thi ham-nawa ho jaenge sayyaad ke
bagh ka apne jinhen sarw-o-saman samjha tha main

qaidi-e-be-khanuman zindan se chhute bhi agar
aur kuchh badh jaenge ranj-o-mehan samjha tha main

tabe-e-gardish hain kis ke inqilabaat-e-jahan
kya kahegi teri chashm-e-pur-fitan samjha tha main

is tarah dil chaak hota hai na yun tukde jigar
lala-o-gul hain tere khun-e-kafan samjha tha main

to mila jis ko use kya jaan o tan se wasta
tafraqa tha jis ko rabt-e-jaan-o-tan samjha tha main

haqq-o-baatil ka 'asar' mitne laga jab imtiyaz
taza hoga qissa-e-dar-o-rasan samjha tha main