ye ishq ne dekha hai ye aql se pinhan hai
qatre mein samundar hai zarre mein bayaban hai

hai ishq ki mahshar mein yun mast o khiraman hai
dozakh ba-gareban hai firdaus ba-daman hai

hai ishq ki shorish se ranai o zebai
jo khun uchhalta hai wo rang-e-gulistan hai

phir garm-e-nawazish hai zau mehr-e-darakhshan ki
phir qatra-e-shabnam mein hangama-e-tufan hai

ai paikar-e-mahbubi main kis se tujhe dekhun
jis ne tujhe dekha hai wo dida-e-hairan hai

sau bar tera daman hathon mein mere aaya
jab aankh khuli dekha apna hi gareban hai

ek shorish-e-be-wasl ek aatish-e-be-parda
aafat-kada-e-dil mein ab kufr na iman hai

dhoka hai ye nazron ka bazicha hai lazzat ka
jo kunj qafas mein tha wo asl gulistan hai

ek ghuncha-e-afsurda ye dil ki haqiqat thi
ye maujzani khun ki rangini-e-paikan hai

ye husn ki maujen hain ya josh-e-tabassum hai
us shokh ke honton par ek barq si larzan hai

'asghar' se mile lekin 'asghar' ko nahin dekha
ashaar mein sunte hain kuchh kuchh wo numayan hai