wo kahte hain ranjish ki baaten bhula den
mohabbat karen khush rahen muskura den

ghurur aur hamara ghurur-e-mohabbat
mah o mehr ko un ke dar par jhuka den

jawani ho gar jawedani to ya rab
teri sada duniya ko jannat bana den

shab-e-wasl ki be-khudi chha rahi hai
kaho to sitaron ki shamen bujha den

bahaaren simat aaen khil jaen kaliyan
jo hum tum chaman mein kabhi muskura den

ibaadat hai ek be-khudi se ibarat
haram ko mai-e-mushk-bu se basa den

wo aaenge aaj ai bahaar-e-mohabbat
sitaron ke bistar pe kaliyan bichha den

banata hai munh talkhi-e-mai se zahid
tujhe bagh-e-rizwan se kausar manga den

jinhen umr bhar yaad aana sikhaya
wo dil se teri yaad kyunkar bhula den

tum afsana-e-qais kya puchhte ho
idhar aao hum tum ko laila bana den

ye be-dardiyan kab tak ai dard-e-ghurbat
buton ko phir arz-e-haram mein basa den

wo sarmastiyan bakhsh ai rashk-e-shirin
ki khusru ko khwab-e-adam se jaga den

tere wasl ki be-khudi kah rahi hai
khudai to kya hum khuda ko bhula den

unhen apni surat pe yun naz kab tha
mere ishq-e-ruswa ko 'akhtar' dua den