lab-e-nazuk pe jab hansi aai
aag har-su bikherti aai

jaane kya baithe baithe yaad aaya
rukh-e-ashiq pe tazgi aai

sham-e-gham dard-e-dil badhane ko
chand ke sath chandni aai

aa gae yaad gham zamane ke
kabhi bhule se jo hansi aai

ban gai jaan par mohabbat mein
dosti ban ke dushmani aai

lazzat-e-zulm ke hain sab maddah
ras un ko sitamgari aai

aankh ladte hi mach gai halchal
baat sunne mein to yahi aai

jaane kyun dekh kar tujhe saqi
aaj phir yaad-e-mai-kashi aai

'mahir' aaya jo zikr-e-hubb-e-watan
yaad-e-'chakbast'-lakhnawi aai