manzar-manzar aankhon mein mahfuz rakha hai sab ka sab
lamha-lamha jo guzra hai dil pe likha hai sab ka sab

bachpan aangan gali mohalla aur wo apna kachcha ghar
barson ba'd bhi aankhon mein wo ghum raha hai sab ka sab

tikhe tewar bap ka ghussa man ki mamta lad dular
mere liye ye besh-qimti sarmaya hai sab ka sab

maktab basta dant pitai chehra-chehra taswiren
apni bhulen khata shararat yaad aata hai sab ka sab

mele thele jhula chakri holi diwali rakhi goth
eid moharram zehn mein mere basa hua hai sab ka sab

ambi bhutte ganna kakdi khet ped pagdandi chhanw
ber aam amrud-o-imli yaad aaya hai sab ka sab

gilli danda kud kabaddi anti kho-kho chhupa chhupi
sondhi mitti jhengur jugnu khwab hua hai sab ka sab

hatim-e-tai aala-udal katha kahani pagal-pan
main ne raaton jag jag kar padh dala hai sab ka sab

rozi-roti fikr masaib thakan masafat chhaale tis
ye hi apni himmat ka saman bana hai sab ka sab

biwi bachche nati pote dost shanasa rishte-dar
mere usulon se na-waqif ek kumba hai sab ka sab

dukh bimari aur budhapa talkh tajrabe ehsasat
ab ek insan mere andar jhel raha hai sab ka sab

jod-ghatao guna hasil ko main ne la kar sifar talak
ab tak jis ka jo dena tha chuka diya hai sab ka sab

apni likkhi chand bayazen chand risale chand kutub
is ke siwa jo kuchh bhi kamaya bant diya hai sab ka sab

khuddari ko bech na paya do roti ke liye 'asar'
jo jurmana waqt ne chaha ada kiya hai sab ka sab