dekhna qismat ki aap apne pe rashk aajaaye hai 
maiN use; dekhooN, bhalaa kab mujhse dekha jaaye hai 

haath dho dil se yahee garmee gar andeshe meiN hai 
aabgeena tundee-e-sahbaa se pighla jaaye hai 

GHair ko yaarab ! woh kyoNkar mana'a-e-gustaaKHee kare ? 
gar haya bhee usko aatee hai to sharma jaaye hai 

shauq ko ye lat ke hardam naala KheeNche jaayiye 
dil ki woh haalat ki dam lene se ghabra jaaye hai 

door chashm-e-bad ! teree bazm-e-tarab se waah-waah 
naGHma ho jaata hai waaN gar naala mera jaaye hai 

GHarche hai tarz-e-taGHaaful, pardaadaar-e-raaz-e-ishq 
par ham 'eise khoye jaate haiN ki woh paa jaaye hai 

uskee bazm_aaraaiyaaN sunkar dil-e-raNjoor yaaN 
misl-e-naqsh-e-muddaa-e-GHair baiTHa jaaye hai 

hoke aashiq woh paree_ruKH aur naazuk ban gaya 
rang khulta jaaye hai, jitna ki uData jaaye hai 

naqsh ko uske musawwir par bhee kya-kya naaz hai 
kheeNchta hai jis qadar, utana hee khiNchta jaaye hai 

saaya meraa mujhse misl-e-dood bhaage hai 'Asad' 
paas mujh aatish_bazaaN ke kisse Thahra jaaye hai
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