rashk-e-firdaus hai us ghuncha-dahan ki khushbu
meri har sans mein hai us ke badan ki khushbu

haal kahte hue us ka mere lab jalte hain
hai khayalon mein mere shoala-badan ki khushbu

wo pari-wash nazar aa jae to aati hai mujhe
shokhi-e-dagh ki hasrat ke sukhan ki khushbu

mere ashaar se raushan hai classic ka charagh
hai taghazzul mein mere mir ke fan ki khushbu

tajraba hai ye gharib-ul-watani ka yaro
barha tut ke aati hai watan ki khushbu

dushman-e-fasl-e-bahaaran hai wo takhribi hai
jis mein aati na ho tamir-e-watan ki khushbu

'ghaalib'-o-'mir' 'wali' 'hasrat'-o-'momin' ki tarah
sab ke sheron mein hai us husn-e-kuhan ki khushbu

hain tere phul se alfaz ki ghazlen 'asi'
bazm mein dur se aati hai sukhan ki khushbu