ye kahna us se ai qasid jo mahw-e-khud-parasti hai
ki tere dekhne ko aankh muddat se tarasti hai

bane hain jab se wo saqi maze ki mai-parasti hai
idhar mai hai piyalon mein udhar aankhon mein masti hai

teri aankhon ke sadqe ek duniya un mein basti hai
fusun hai sehr hai eajaz hai shokhi hai masti hai

tabahi dil mein rahti hai kharabi dil mein basti hai
yahi aabaad basti hai yahi viran basti hai

nigahon se milata hun nigahen is tamanna mein
wo mere dil mein aa jae jo un aankhon mein masti hai

wo jins-e-dil ki qimat puchhte hain main bataun kya
yahi mahngi si mahngi hai yahi sasti si sasti hai

na sahba hai na saghar hai na mina hai na khum saqi
mujhe jo mast karti hai teri aankhon ki masti hai

azal se haq-parasti but-parasti sunte aate hain
magar ye aap ka mashrab nirala khud-parasti hai

jawani ne diye hain un ko la kar ham-nashin kya kya
ada mein naz chitwan mein haya aankhon mein masti hai

madar-e-zindagi thahra nafas ki aamad-o-shud par
hawa ke zor se raushan charagh-e-bazm-e-hasti hai

tamasha hai meri rindi ki saghar hath mein le kar
har ek se puchhta hun main kahin thodi si masti hai

firaq-e-ruh kyunkar ho gawara jism-e-insan ko
ujad kar phir nahin aabaad hoti ye wo basti hai

wo mai-kash hun ki aata hai jo lab par nam tauba ka
to mujh par josh mein aa kar ghata kya kya barasti hai

ajab shai jins-e-ulfat hai ki dil jae to hath aae
hamesha ek qimat hai na mahngi hai na sasti hai

jabhi tak aks qaem hai ki aaina muqabil ho
hamari ye haqiqat hai hamari itni hasti hai

yaqin jaano ki munh dekhi mohabbat hum nahin rakhte
wo aaina hai jo warafta-e-surat-parasti hai

bahut jhatke na de dast-e-junun jaib-o-gareban ko
rahe tujh ko lihaz is ka purana rakht-e-hasti hai

dil-e-ashiq mein hasrat bhi hai arman bhi tamanna bhi
wo jis basti mein rahte hain badi aabaad basti hai

fana awwal bhi thi aakhir bhi hona hai fana hum ko
karen kya do adam ke bich mein ek apni hasti hai

'jalil' ustad ka kahna suno bandho kamar tum bhi
ajab basti madina hai jahan rahmat barasti hai