maze jahan ke apni nazar mein khak nahin
siwae khun-e-jigar so jigar mein khak nahin
magar ghubar hue par hawa uda le jae
wagarna tab o tawan baal-o-par mein khak nahin
ye kis bahisht-shamail ki aamad aamad hai
ki ghair-e-jalwa-e-gul rahguzar mein khak nahin
bhala use na sahi kuchh mujhi ko rahm aata
asar mere nafas-e-be-asar mein khak nahin
khayal-e-jalwa-e-gul se kharab hain mai-kash
sharab-khane ke diwar-o-dar mein khak nahin
hua hun ishq ki ghaarat-gari se sharminda
siwae hasrat-e-tamir ghar mein khak nahin
hamare sher hain ab sirf dil-lagi ke 'asad'
khula ki faeda arz-e-hunar mein khak nahin