mustaqil hijr ke asbab liye baithe hain
qissa-e-hir ko ahbab liye baithe hain

kar gae kuch kahin dur ke deson panchhi
aur hum ganw mein talab liye baithe hain

kash wo shokh kabhi bakhshe hamein izn-e-qubul
hum rah-e-shauq mein ijab liye baithe hain

be-libasi ke talazzuz mein pujari nachen
dewte hathon mein kamkhab liye baithe hain

dil ke dariya pe kiya ret ne qabza 'asif'
aankh ke dasht ko sailab liye baithe hain