kyuuñ na ho chashm-e-butāñ mahv-e-taġhāful kyuuñ na ho
ya.anī us bīmār ko nazzāre se parhez hai
marte marte dekhne kī aarzū rah jā.egī
vaa.e nākāmī ki us kāfir kā ḳhanjar tez hai
āriz-e-gul dekh rū-e-yār yaad aayā 'asad'
joshish-e-fasl-e-bahārī ishtiyāq-añgez hai