main kahan aur arz-e-haal kahan
wo kahan aur mera khayal kahan

main sitara na tum gulab hue
mil rahe hain magar visal kahan

aag sochun to khak likhta hun
muttafiq lafz aur khayal kahan

hai wafa ka sila wafa sach hai
lekin aisi koi misal kahan

mujh ko pamal-e-umr karte hue
ja rahe hain ye mah-o-sal kahan

puchhta hun jawaz-e-kaun-o-makan
le gai jurat-e-sawal kahan

'asadullah'-khan ki den hai ye
'shauq' tum aise khush-khayal kahan