jalwe behosh na kar den tere diwanon ko
shama ki lau na kahin phunk na de parwanon ko

kar na talqin-e-adab bazm mein mastanon ko
hosh rahta hai kise dekh ke paimanon ko

subh ki pahli kiran shab ka hatati hai naqab
zindagi az-sar-e-nau milti hai armanon ko

zist be-rang thi sada thi kahani dil ki
rang bakhsha teri ulfat ne hi afsanon ko

ye tabassum ye takallum ye tarannum ye ada
be-qarar aur bhi karte hain pareshanon ko

chand kante rah-e-duniya se hatae hain zarur
gulistan garche banaya na bayabanon ko

muddaton ki wo meri tishna-labi hai ki 'habib'
takti hai dur se khamosh jo paimanon ko