chalta hai aaftab ka daur us qamar ke sath
hum aib bhi jo karte hain to ek hunar ke sath

kyunkar kisi ke roz-e-jaza chhup sakenge jurm
khufya-nawis do-do hain har ek bashar ke sath

rakh lena ya khuda meri tar-damani ki sharm
baadal baraste aaen dua ke asar ke sath

in rozon khandan ko koi puchhta nahin
izzat hai aadmi ki bas ab sim-o-zar ke sath

hathon mein chahte ho hina ka jo shokh-rang
mehndi ko pis lo mere zakhm-e-jigar ke sath

baqi khumar raat ka ab tak hai saqiya
gardish mein jam bhi rahe dauran-e-sar ke sath

fazl-e-khuda ka dekhna waiz ki roz-e-hashr
jannat mein hum bhi jaenge khairul-bashar ke sath

khat de ke nama-bar ko ye kahta hai shauq-e-dil
achchha to hai ki khud bhi chalun nama-bar ke sath

bachna dil-o-jigar ka buton se muhaal hai
tir-e-mizha bhi chalte hain tegh-e-nazar ke sath

afsos ab kisi ka koi qadr-dan nahin
jauhar-shanas uth gae ahl-e-hunar ke sath

karte na hum kisi ki itaat kabhi 'diler'
mashuq hum ko milte agar zor-o-zar ke sath