masarrat chiz kya hai ranj kya hai
ye sara khel ek ehsas ka hai

bahaar-e-zindagi kahte hain jis ko
kisi ke ek tabassum ki ziya hai

khata-e-bewafai aur hum se
yaqinan aap ko dhoka hua hai

abhi badli nahin insan ki fitrat
ye ab bhi dushman-e-mehr-o-wafa hai

kisi ke jaur ka had se guzarna
hamari khamushi ki intiha hai

kisi ki bazm tak ho kya rasai
muqaddar hi hamara na-rasa hai

use kya wasta dair-o-haram se
wo jis ne raaz-e-ulfat pa liya hai

hazaron rahaten us par nichhawar
tumhaara gham jise ras aa gaya hai

kabhi sunte nahin hain aap warna
hamare dil mein bhi ek muddaa hai

main un ko pujta hun jaan se dil se
wo jin ke dil mein ehsas-e-wafa hai

talatum-khez maujon se guzar ja
lab-e-sahil khada kya sochta hai

hamein mutlaq nahin ehsas 'asi'
hamari zindagi be-asra hai