badi farz-ashna hai saba kare khub kaam hisab ka
phir uda ke le gai ek waraq meri zindagi ki kitab ka

kahun kya ki dasht-e-hayat mein raha silsila wo sarab ka
kabhi hausla hi na kar saki meri aankh dariya ke khwab ka

na ata-e-dukhtar-e-raz hai ye na hai faiz-e-saqi-e-mai-nafas
jo chadhe to phir na utar sake ye nasha hai fan ki sharab ka

sar-e-rah mil ke bichhad gae tha bas ek pal ka wo hadsa
mere sehn-e-dil mein muqim hai wahi ek lamha azab ka

mere sath sath safar mein hai mere ghar ki sari hamahami
sar-e-gosh qahqahe ras-bhare sar-e-dosh phul gulab ka

do farishta dast-e-bala liye do chhalakte jam taka kiye
mere ham-rikab wo mauj-e-gul wahi sail-e-chashm-e-pur-ab ka

main agarche kar bhi chuka raqam idhar ek daftar-e-ranj-o-gham
magar intizar hai dam-ba-dam mujhe pahle khat ke jawab ka

ye jo mere saghar-e-dil mein hai mai-e-fan hai khun ki kashid hai
yahi ek umr ka ma-hasal yahi tosha khana-kharab ka

zara soch anjum-e-na-tawan ye wafa ka zikr kahan kahan
sar-e-bazm kar na ise bayan ye sabaq hai sirf nisab ka