zuhur mera azal se hai irtiqa ban kar
isi tarah se main qaem hun silsila ban kar

zamin pe kitne samandar meri talash mein the
main aasman pe udta raha ghata ban kar

siwae mere na tha koi jo mujhe sunta
tamam dasht mein gunja hun main sada ban kar

mere wajud ke andar hi sari duniya thi
main dekhta raha duniya ko aaina ban kar

na koi samt hai mere liye na manzil hai
ki ibtida se chala hun main intiha ban kar

har ek chiz jo dekhi hayat se 'ari
main chha gaya rukh-e-mahtab par faza ban kar

kabhi jo dasht-nawardi se waqt milta hai
gulon ko chumta phirta hun main saba ban kar

nigah milte hi sharma ke rah gaya koi
chhupa hua tha main aankhon mein mudda'a ban kar

wo raat jis mein dhadakte rahe hain hum donon
wo raat kash phir aa jae hadisa ban kar

hazar aag ke dariyaon se guzarna hai
'asar' hayat mili bhi to marhala ban kar