dastan kah ke pareshan dil-e-nakaam na ho
is khamoshi mein bhi pinhan koi paigham na ho

ishq mein bhi hai taqaza meri khuddari ka
jo mere dil ko mili hai wo khalish-e-am na ho

mangne hi ka tariqa nahin aata hum ko
ghair-mumkin hai teri chashm-e-karam aam na ho

phul ke sae mein kanton ko bhi rahne dije
subh ki qadr na ki jae agar sham na ho

had se jo chiz bhi badhti hai badal jati hai
kis tarah meri wafaon ka junun nam na ho

aaj kyun hath tere kanp rahe hain saqi
dekh to khun gharibon ka tah-e-jam na ho

kaun aisa hai jo duniya ki zaban ko roke
main ne mana ki mere lab pe tera nam na ho

jalwa-e-husn numayan hai har ek zarre se
kya kiya jae agar zauq-e-nazar aam na ho

kar-e-duniya mein lage rahte hain hum ai 'shaarib'
shairi us ke liye hai jise kuchh kaam na ho