meri hasti-e-haal hanste hain
mere din mah-o-sal hanste hain

pahle har-pal jo log hanste the
wo bhi ab khal-khal hanste hain

us ki hazir-jawab baaton se
mujh pe mere sawal hanste hain

dil bhi us pal bahak sa jata hai
jab sitamgar ke gal hanste hain

mere chhup-chhup ke dekhne pe wo
apne gesu sambhaal hanste hain

un ka rona bhi khub rona hai
aur hansna kamal hanste hain

wo mere samne nahin hanste
waise sahab jamal hanste hain

main to hargiz kabhi nahin hansta
han mere khadd-o-khal hanste hain

mera dil jab bhi sher bunta hai
us pe mere khayal hanste hain

han main pagal hun han main diwana
aao dalen dhamal hanste hain

mangne ke liye hain phaile hue
mere hathon pe thaal hanste hain

yar aghyar sab barabar hain
sab hi de kar malal hanste hain

tu 'ali' kyun udas baitha hai
gham ko dil se nikal hanste hain