aaj phir us gali mein jate hain
apni qismat ko aazmate hain

lab-e-shirin se dete hain dushnam
shahd mein zahar wo milate hain

kijiye war tegh-e-abru ka
sar-e-taslim hum jhukate hain

ishq mein ho gae hain hum mazdur
naz mahbubon ke uthate hain

mujh ko ghayal jo un ko karna hai
zahr mein tegh ko bujhate hain

wo baras padte hain agar mujh par
mere dil ki lagi bujhate hain

zulf chhu li jo main ne wo bole
tum se gustakh mar khate hain

hijr mein kya kahen ghiza kya hai
gham-e-jaan-kah roz khate hain

mujh se raunaq hai un ki mahfil ki
shama-san mujh ko wo jalate hain

baad murdan ye un ki dil-sozi
shama le kar lahad pe aate hain

tark-e-ishq-e-butan kiya ai 'badr'
ab madine ko hum to jate hain