ai husn-e-azal teri kya shan nirali hai
dekha to jalali hai samjha to jalali hai

hai zarf ye jo aali mansab bhi wo aali hai
bhar dega mera saqi paimana jo khali hai

duniya-e-mohabbat mein kya koi dua li hai
tum ne kisi aashiq ki hasrat bhi nikali hai

rahta hai ye jis dhun mein duniya se nirali hai
diwana mohabbat ka ek mard-e-khayali hai

surat si badal di hai kuchh naqsh-e-mohabbat ne
taswir teri hum ne ab dil mein jama li hai

hun zabt-e-mohabbat ka khugar to magar aksar
machli hai tabiat to mushkil se sanbhaali hai

rasm-o-rah-e-hasti ka paband nahin aashiq
kahte hain junun jis ko aazad-khayali hai

tahzib se farigh hai ab mard-e-kharabaati
tamir karega phir buniyaad to dali hai

ek wahshat-e-hasti hai dhanda mujhe duniya ka
kuchh dhul udani hai kuchh dhul uda li hai

pai hai nazar hum ne saqi ki inayat ki
uqba bhi bana lenge duniya to bana li hai

hai gird tamasha sa ek ghol-e-bayaban ka
sahra mein bhi hum ne to basti si basa li hai

andaz-e-bayan tu ne sikha ye naya 'shakir'
ab tarz-e-nigarish mein aazad-khayali hai