hadis-e-shauq kahen ya karen hayat ki baat
har ek baat teri chashm-e-iltifat ki baat

khizan ka zikr bhala mausam-e-bahaar mein kya
tulua-e-subh-e-darakhshan mein kaisi raat ki baat

hadis-e-dard-o-alam ko agar alag kar len
to kis zaban se karen karb-e-kaenat ki baat

bahaar-e-mai-kada-o-saqi-o-sharab-o-shabab
koi sune to kahen dil ke wardat ki baat

gham-e-hayat ka darman na kar sake lekin
bahut hi ghaur se sunte rahe hayat ki baat

rah-e-talab mein nasheb-o-faraaz-e-manzil ki
unhen khabar jo samajhte hain hadsat ki baat

main apne hosh bhi qaem na rakh saka jab 'faiz'
wo ek raat ka qissa hai ek raat ki baat