ek mehrban ki yaad satae to kya karen
shab bhar khayal us ka jagae to kya karen

hum hain shaban-e-hijr ke mare hamein koi
qisse visal ke jo sunae to kya karen

mana ki shai buri hai magar phir bhi jab koi
le kar tumhaara nam pilae to kya karen

barish ho mai-kada bhi ho mausam bhi sard ho
aise mein teri yaad bhi aae to kya karen

hum ko bhi hai gurez magar naz se hamein
saqi nazar mila ke pilae to kya karen

pas-e-adab ki baat bhi hoti hai shaikh ji
mahfil mein yar jam thamae to kya karen

chalte hain 'shan' hum bhi haram ko magar wahan
zamzam bhi tishnagi na mitae to kya karen