zindagi ek khwab lagti hai
har haqiqat sarab lagti hai

saat-e-qurb thi ki mauj-e-bahaar
yaad us ki gulab lagti hai

dastan meri sun sako to suno
dard-o-gham ki kitab lagti hai

is qadar pyar is qadar nafrat
teri fitrat habab lagti hai

zist latki hai ab salibon par
har tamanna azab lagti hai

chehre kumhla rahe hain kaliyon ke
niyyat-e-gul kharab lagti hai

'asima' har kitab-e-zist mujhe
maut ka intisab lagti hai