aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hote tak
— Mirza Ghalib
Aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hote tak
Kaun jiitaa hai tiree zulf ke sar hote tak
Daam-e-har-mauj men hai halqa-e-sad-kaam-e-nahang
Dekhen kyaa guzre hai qatre pe guhar hote tak
Aashiqee sabr-talab aur tamannaa betaab
Dil kaa kyaa rang karoon khoon-e-jigar hote tak
Ham ne maanaa ki taghaaful na karoge lekin
Khaak ho jaa.enge ham tum ko khabar hote tak
Partav-e-khur se hai shabnam ko fanaa kee ta.aleem
Main bhee huun ek inaayat kee nazar hote tak
Yak nazar besh naheen fursat-e-hastee ghaafil
Garmee-e-bazm hai ik raqs-e-sharar hote tak
Gham-e-hastee kaa 'asad' kis se ho juz marg ilaaj
Sham.a har rang men jaltee hai sahar hote tak
Taa-qayaamat shab-e-furqat men guzar jaa.egee umr
Saat din ham pe bhee bhaaree hain sahar hote tak