aah ko chahiye ek umr asar hote tak

kaun jita hai teri zulf ke sar hote tak

dam-e-har-mauj mein hai halqa-e-sad-kaam-e-nahang

dekhen kya guzre hai qatre pe guhar hote tak

aashiqi sabr-talab aur tamanna betab

dil ka kya rang karun khun-e-jigar hote tak

ta-qayamat shab-e-furqat mein guzar jaegi umr

sat din hum pe bhi bhaari hain sahar hote tak

hum ne mana ki taghaful na karoge lekin

khak ho jaenge hum tum ko khabar hote tak

partaw-e-khur se hai shabnam ko fana ki talim

main bhi hun ek inayat ki nazar hote tak

yak nazar besh nahin fursat-e-hasti ghafil

garmi-e-bazm hai ek raqs-e-sharar hote tak

gham-e-hasti ka ‘asad’ kis se ho juz marg ilaj

shama har rang mein jalti hai sahar hote tak