shor ehsas mein aisa hai ki mahshar kahiye
har nae shahr ko chikhon ka samundar kahiye

din ka sahra ye siyah dhup ke umande lashkar
dil ko tapte hue neze pe gul-e-tar kahiye

wo hain aakash ka manzar kai rangon ki tarah
band shishon mein mujhe karb ka daftar kahiye

tum sahi phir bhi to murjha gae jhilon mein kanwal
in hawaon ko dabi aag ki chadar kahiye

raat din barse hain phulon mein magar pyas rahi
kaise baadal mein unhen zahr ki gagar kahiye

dard-e-be-dard hai behis hain hison ke paikar
dil ki aawaz hai shishon ko bhi patthar kahiye

fikr-o-gham sab ke makanon mein base hain yaksan
shish-mahlon ko mere ghar ke barabar kahiye

wo jo aa jaen mohabbat ka ujala ban kar
chand ko rang bhari raat ka jhumar kahiye

aasman par hai ye 'asrar' zamin par hai kabhi
dil ko aafaq mein udta hua shahpar kahiye