mah-e-taban teri taswir banate hue the
dil se paiwast koi tir banate hue the

log jis dasht mein shamshir banate hue the
hum wahan lahn-e-mazamir banate hue the

aur kya khak pe angusht se khat khinchte the
kisht-e-dil-gir ko kashmir banate hue the

khaare pani se kiya karte the billor kashid
dana-e-shor se iksir banate hue the

zakhm hum ne kabhi aaluda-e-marham na kiya
hijr ko wasl ki tabir banate hue the

chand baadal se nikalta kabhi chhupta tha udhar
hum idhar khwab ki taswir banate hue the

jism ke lothade malbon mein udhar dhundte the
aur idhar ek nai tamir banate hue the

yun koi dasht-e-sukhan ka kahin hota hai 'asad'
han magar ishq ko jo 'mir' banate hue the