shauq har rang raqib-e-sar-o-saman nikla
qais taswir ke parde mein bhi uryan nikla

zakhm ne dad na di tangi-e-dil ki ya rab
tir bhi sina-e-bismil se par-afshan nikla

bu-e-gul nala-e-dil dud-e-charagh-e-mahfil
jo teri bazm se nikla so pareshan nikla

dil-e-hasrat-zada tha maida-e-lazzat-e-dard
kaam yaron ka ba-qadr-e-lab-o-dandan nikla

thi nau-amuz-e-fana himmat-e-dushwar-pasand
sakht mushkil hai ki ye kaam bhi aasan nikla

dil mein phir girye ne ek shor uthaya 'ghaalib'
aah jo qatra na nikla tha so tufan nikla

kar-khane se junun ke bhi main uryan nikla
meri qismat ka na ek-adh gareban nikla

saghar-e-jalwa-e-sarshaar hai har zarra-e-khak
shauq-e-didar bala aaina-saman nikla

kuchh khatakta tha mere sine mein lekin aakhir
jis ko dil kahte the so tir ka paikan nikla

kis qadar khak hua hai dil-e-majnun ya rab
naqsh-e-har-zarra suwaida-e-bayaban nikla

shor-e-ruswai-e-dil dekh ki yak-nala-e-shauq
lakh parde mein chhupa par wahi uryan nikla

shokhi-e-rang-e-hina khun-e-wafa se kab tak
aakhir ai ahd-shikan tu bhi pasheman nikla

jauhar-ijad-e-khat-e-sabz hai khud-bini-e-husn
jo na dekha tha so aaine mein pinhan nikla

main bhi mazur-e-junun hun 'asad' ai khana-kharab
peshwa lene mujhe ghar se bayaban nikla