aati thi pahle dil se kabhi bu kabab ki
raushan hai ab to sine mein bhatti sharab ki

itna itab surkh hai rangat naqab ki
tar-e-naqab hain ki nigahen itab ki

dekhe koi jhalak na rukh-e-la-jawab ki
sattar hazar pardon mein thahri hijab ki

kyun hashr mein ho fikr azab-o-sawab ki
sohbat hai ye bhi ek sharab-o-kabab ki

kahte hain wada raat ko hoga wafa zarur
allah jald sham ho roz-e-hisab ki

bijli wo chiz hi nahin jis se hasin daren
kuchh dard ki chamak hai jhalak iztirab ki

wo sham-o-subh sadqe ho jin par bahaar-e-gul
chun chun ke sath lae hain raaten shabab ki

jannat ke khwab dekh ke aati hain hum ko yaad
rindana sohbaten wo kabab-o-shabab ki

aaina dekhte hain mujhe dekh dekh kar
ye dad mil rahi hai mere intikhab ki

le apne sar wabaal na auron ka hashr mein
bar-e-gunah uthae na mizan hisab ki

ai taur soz-e-barq samajhte hain hum tujhe
tujh mein to shokhiyan hain kisi ke hijab ki

dawe hai hamsari ka sar-e-kaj-kulah se
ai dast-e-mauj utar le topi habab ki

bijli giraen tur par aawaz hi se wo
thahre kabhi to hum se sawal-o-jawab ki

phir bhi to kuchh sabaat ko us ke zarar nahin
ulti rawan hai bahr mein kashti habab ki

mai se kahin siwa hai pas-e-tauba mai-kasho
aa jae dur hi se kahin bu sharab ki

so hashr nazr-e-gosha-e-daman hain har-nafas
ai shauq-e-did had hi nahin iztirab ki

talkhi ka naza ki to kuchh ehsas ho sake
itni to mere munh mein ho talkhi sharab ki

tum kya ho hum ne qulqul-e-mina se waizo
baaten bahut suni hain azab-o-sawab ki

daur-e-mai-e-kuhan ka asar hai ye ai 'riyaz'
hai aaj bhi jawan tabiat janab ki