agar yahi hai shaeri to shaeri haram hai!
khirad bhi zer-e-dam hai junun bhi zer-e-dam hai

hawas ka nam ishq hai talab khudi ka nam hai
nazar udas dil malul ruh tishna-kaam hai

magar labon pe naghma-e-hayat shad-kaam hai
rahin-e-ariz-e-hasin asir-e-zulf-e-mushkbu!

nigah mein liye hue ghuti ghuti si justuju
bhatak rahe hain wadi-e-khizan mein bahr-e-rang-o-bu

sahar ke git ga rahe hain aur waqt-e-sham hai
nazar mein mah-o-kahkashan hain azmat-e-bashar nahin

qadam badha rahe hain aur rah mo'tabar nahin
fareb-khurda-e-chaman hain dam par nazar nahin

khayal-e-nazm-e-mai-kada nahin hai fikr-e-jam hai
mila wo ikhtiyar jis pe bebasi hai khanda-zan

wo raushni mili ki jis pe tirgi hai khanda-zan
wo zindagi mili ki jis pe maut bhi hai khanda-zan

ba-zid hain phir bhi kaj-nazar hayat shad-kaam hai
numaish-o-numud-o-nang-o-nam par nigah hai!

jamal-e-yar-o-juebar-o-jam par nigah hai
ba-nam-e-bandagi butan-e-baam par nigah hai

shabab-o-sher-o-shahid-o-sharab se hi kaam hai
agar yahi hai shaeri to shaeri haram hai