ai dil ab ishq ki lai-goi aur chaugan mein aa
be-khatar thok ke kham jang ke saman mein aa

khauf ghammaz raqibon ka na kar kuchh hargiz
ho ke raazi ba-raza waqt hai maidan mein aa

fursat is waqt ghanimat hai nikal zulmat se
suljh kar zulf se rukhsar-e-darakhshan mein aa

gul-e-rukhsara ka nazzara tu kar aankhen khol
angbin chakhne ko phir dil lab-e-khandan mein aa

baad us ke jo agar samjhe munasib ai dil
qaid hone ke tain chah-e-zanakhdan mein aa

harza phirne se tere gosha-nashini behtar
wahm-o-shak aur guman chhod ke iqan mein aa

wasl-o-hijrat ke tain ek samajh 'afridi'
aql hai kuchh bhi agar sohbat-e-rindan mein aa