dar-pesh sham-e-gham hai adam ka safar mujhe
is tirgi mein rah milegi kidhar mujhe

eajaz-e-chashm-e-naz dikha fitna-gar mujhe
yani mita diya hai to paida bhi kar mujhe

majbur raaz kahne pe hamdam na kar mujhe
dar-o-rasan hain samne haq baat par mujhe

saqi hun rind-e-khas mile tez-tar mujhe
mai-khana sab jahan ko sharab-e-nazar mujhe

tabir is ki kya hai bata chaaragar mujhe
dekha hai khwab mein na milegi sahar mujhe

kho de malal hijr ka chahe jidhar mujhe
utthi to dhund legi kisi ki nazar mujhe

wo muskura rahe hain jidhar dekhta hun main
kaisa diya gaya hai fareb-e-nazar mujhe

dhoke mein tere ahd-e-mohabbat ke aa gaya
malum ye hadis hui mo'atabar mujhe

diwane ho gae hain mere sath aqraba
samjha raha hai ishq mein sab ghar ka ghar mujhe

wo mast-e-kaif-e-naz hain main be-khud-e-niyaz
un ki khabar unhen hai na meri khabar mujhe

sayyaad bhi diya to muqaddar se bad-guman
badle kai qafas jo mile chaar par mujhe

kuchh un ki tegh ke bhi badhane the hausle
kuchh khud bhi bar-e-dosh tha ulfat mein sar mujhe

ek din to aa ke samne jalwe bikher do
main yaad kya karunga mili thi nazar mujhe

ho kar asir yun mere fitrat badal gai
jaise kabhi mile hi na the baal-o-par mujhe

ek barq thi jo ruh pe lahra ke gir padi
ab tak hai yaad aap ki pahli nazar mujhe

mayus ho chala hai mera zauq-e-justuju
kuchh to pata batao miloge kidhar mujhe

mujh ko kamal-e-be-hunari 'abr' hai bahut
yani nahin zarurat-e-arz-e-hunar mujhe