Pyaasai dil koh namkeen pyalaa dekhiYa kyon
SukHai labhOn ke pyaas, ashKOn seh buhJiYa kyon

Shabnam kabhi shola keh samNe rehThi nahin
Dil kAh chiraag, shabnum ke taraf barRiya kyon

UmeedOn kAh anjaam, lahKeerOn meh parLia tha
Ithni Umeed seh, behkaar haathon koh ootIYa kyon

Imaan, dil keh har nooKar seh riwaaNa huA tha
Ibaadat kAh iraadah khaali khaaNai meh basiYa kyon

Umeed ke har ibaarat, bayabaan meh guwaHia tha
Ronuk ke murad, kilthi huwYe fasl mein chupiYa kyon

UmeedOn kAh jawaab soonNai kAh sawaal he nAh tha
Beh-qaRaar dharkenOn koh kissi koh soonNiYa kyon

Unki zulfon ke chahder puriYa saiya ke tara rahin
Oos chader koh apne manzil-o-saHaRa buniYa kyon

Nichor nichor keh, mann koh dar-o-dewaar meh bund kiya
DhooBoNai keh baad, beegONai seh baachiYa kyon

Ae punchi, falak meh azaad ghoomSukTha tha tho
Ae "Asir", ulfat keh pinJarai meh aashiyan buniYa kyon