بڑے نادان تھے ہم ریت کو آب رواں سمجھے

Bade nadan the hum ret ko aab-e-rawan samjheKhajooron ke darakhton ko ghanera sayeban samjhe

Chaman mein mere aansu the jinhein shabnam kaha sab neFalak par meri aahen thin jinhein sab kahkashan samjhe

Kabhi tujh ko ghubar-e-rang mein koi kiran jaanaKabhi tujh ko giraft-e-sang mein ju-e-rawan samjhe

Kisi be-mehar subhon ko ata ki roshni hum neKai na-meharban raaton ko bhi hum meharban samjhe

Khizan ke shahr mein bas mein baharon ki alamat thaMere zakhmon ko sab phoolon ki nazuk pattiyan samjhe

Sabhi ko de raha tha wo dua jeene ki sadiyon takHamare shahr ke sab log is ko bad-zaban samjhe

Thake baithe the kuchh panchhi lab-e-dariya jinhein AsadHum apni par-shikasta khwahishon ka karwan samjhe