ek dilkash zahr se labrez paimane ka nam
zindagi kya hai khushi se jal ke mar jaane ka nam

aql hai bil-maslahat be-aitmadi ki rawish
ishq hai be-sakhta iman le aane ka nam

aagahi kya hai musalsal khud-farebi ka chalan
raushni kya hai fareb mustaqil khane ka nam

khamushi uryani-e-mafhum ka tabish-kada
guftugu mashuq ko malbus pahnane ka nam

ab mujhe dar-o-rasan ki samt mudne dijiye
aap ne khud to chuna tha mere afsane ka nam

khwahishon ki ibtida ghunche chatakhne ki sada
khwahishon ki intiha phulon ke murjhane ka nam

dost-dari ka ye pairaya bhi kya dilchasp hai
le rahe hain samne mere wo begane ka nam

hain 'adam' ke zikr par kyon aap itne pur-ghazab
shama ke hamrah aa jata hai parwane ka nam