aah sad-afsos hai phir aam rukhsat ho gaya
jis ko khata tha main subh-o-sham rukhsat ho gaya

kyon na us gham par padhun main inna lillah dosto
dar-haqiqat rab ka ek inam rukhsat ho gaya

hausla rakh muntazir rah mausam-e-garma ka phir
bain mat kar ab dil-e-nakaam rukhsat ho gaya

dekhne se jis ke hoti thin nigahen shad-baad
jis se pata tha ye dil aaram rukhsat ho gaya

rokna chaha bahut lekin wo nikla bewafa
aakhirash mahbub-e-khas-o-am rukhsat ho gaya

phiki lagti hai mujhe to zindagi us ke baghair
kaif-o-lazzat ka wo shirin jam rukhsat ho gaya

sair kya hoti tabiat batn hai khali abhi
chhod kar wo mujh ko tishna-kaam rukhsat ho gaya

ab kisi ke jal mein ye qaid ho sakta nahin
tha 'asar' jis ka asir-e-dam rukhsat ho gaya