subut aaj bhi meri kitaab mein hai 'asad' — Asad Awan

'ghaalib' ke martabe se ye vaaqif nahin 'asad'
ye bad-lihaaz nasl hai ahd-e-jadid ki

jo apne zo'm mein rahte hain aise logon ko
nazar mein rakhte hain dil se utaar dete hain

guzar na jaae ye mausam basant kaa mausam
banafsha phuul khile har taraf zamin ke liye

zaakir-e-aal-e-mohammad hai tu mimbar pe 'asad'
ibn-e-marjaana ke jaisaa ye labaada kaisaa

ham bhi 'ghaalib' ki tarah kucha-e-jaanaan se 'asad'
na nikalte to kisi roz nikaale jaate

ik nai tarz kaa kirdaar diyaa jaaegaa
is kahaani mein mujhe maar diyaa jaaegaa

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

baarish ke baa'd raat saDak aaina si thi
ik paanv paaniyon pe paDaa chaand hil gayaa

nur-e-sahar kahaan hai agar shaam-e-gham gai
kab iltifaat thaa ki jo khu-e-sitam gai

koi shikva na gham na koi yaad
baiThe baiThe bas aankh bhar aai