raftar-e-umr qat-e-rah-e-iztirab hai
is sal ke hisab ko barq aaftab hai

mina-e-mai hai sarw nashat-e-bahaar se
baal-e-tadrraw jalwa-e-mauj-e-sharab hai

zakhmi hua hai pashna pa-e-sabaat ka
ne bhagne ki gun na iqamat ki tab hai

jadad-e-baada-noshi-e-rindan hai shash-jihat
ghafil guman kare hai ki geti kharab hai

nazzara kya harif ho us barq-e-husn ka
josh-e-bahaar jalwe ko jis ke naqab hai

main na-murad dil ki tasalli ko kya karun
mana ki tere rukh se nigah kaamyab hai

guzra 'asad' masarrat-e-paigham-e-yar se
qasid pe mujh ko rashk-e-sawal-o-jawab hai

zahir hai tarz-e-qaid se sayyaad ki gharaz
jo dana dam mein hai so ashk-e-kabab hai

be-chashm-e-dil na kar hawas-e-sair-e-lala-zar
yani ye har waraq waraq-e-intikhab hai