zehn par musallat hai khauf ki faza jaise
pesh aane wala hai koi hadsa jaise

waqt bit jata hai chhod kar nuqush apne
aaine se chehron par harf-e-be-sada jaise

kitna tez jhonka tha mushk-bu hawaon ka
qafila bahaaron ka le udi saba jaise

jab hawa mukhalif thi tha na ham-nawa koi
ab hawa muafiq hai sab hain ham-nawa jaise

raushni ka hota hai zehn mein jhamaka sa
wo lab-e-tabassum hai barq-ashna jaise

meri fikr bhi goya ghair ki amanat hai
mere fan pe hawi hai koi dusra jaise

aap se 'asar' sahib lag raha hai dar hum ko
aap bhi to lagte hain ek parsa jaise