wo kash waqt ke pahre ko tod kar aate
jo mahw-e-khwab hain un ko jhinjhod kar aate

na uthti koi nigah-e-ghalat sar-e-mahfil
wo apne jalwe ko ghar apne chhod kar aate

udas aankhon ko dekha to ye khayal aaya
chaman ke phulon se shabnam nichod kar aate

asa-e-musa kabhi hath lag gaya hota
firaun-e-waqt ka sar hum bhi phod kar aate

agar thi chehre pe raunaq ki aarzu un ko
musibaton ki kalai marod kar aate

udhar na niklenge wo nazar-e-bad ka khadsha hai
khabar ye hoti to hum aankhen phod kar aate

suna ki aaj bhi danishwaron mein khub machi
'asar' bhi aate to himmat bator kar aate