kisi ka nam jo leta hun aah karta hun
tamam raat yahi ek gunah karta hun

nigah-e-barq ka ehsan kab gawara hai
main khud hi apna nasheman tabah karta hun

ye rabt-e-shoala-o-shabnam nahin to phir kya hai
main ashk-e-gham ki tabassum ki chah karta hun

tu mai-kashi se mujhe rokta hai kyon zahid
main imtiyaz-e-safed-o-siyah karta hun

dikhai deta hai dhundla sa hasraton ka mazar
main ahd-e-rafta pe jab bhi nigah karta hun

tumhaare husn ki daulat se bhik le le kar
dil-e-faqir ko main baadshah karta hun

kisi ke lutf ka hamil nahin mazaq 'hayat'
isi liye main sitam se nibah karta hun