ab misr mein kahan koi bazar mo'atabar
yusuf hi mo'atabar na kharidar mo'atabar

aise mein sochta hun kise mo'atabar kahun
milta nahin hai jab koi kirdar mo'atabar

rahzan chhupe hue hain pas-e-sang-e-mil-e-rah
mutlaq nahin hai saya-e-ashjar mo'atabar

tarik shab hai aur larazte hue charagh
lagte nahin hain subh ke aasar mo'atabar

kahne ko sarfarosh the jaanbaz the bahut
thahre akele hum hi sar-e-dar mo'atabar

mahfil mein ahl-e-fan bhi ye kahne lage 'habab'
pukhta tera sukhan tere ashaar mo'atabar