hisab-e-umr karo ya hisab-e-jam karo
ba-qadr-e-zarf shab-e-gham ka ehtimam karo

agar zara bhi riwayat ki pasdari hai
khirad ke daur mein rasm-e-junun ko aam karo

khuda gawah faqiron ka tajraba ye hai
jahan ho subh tumhaari wahan na sham karo

na rind o shaikh na mulla na mohtasib na faqih
ye mai-kada hai yahan sab ko shad-kaam karo

wahi hai tesha bayaban wahi hai dar wahi
jo ho sake to zamane mein tum bhi nam karo

khiram-e-yar ki aahat si dil se aati hai
sarishk-e-khun se charaghan ka ehtimam karo

asir-e-zulf hamin ek nahin hain 'mir' bhi the
magar ab uth ke do-alam ko zer-e-dam karo

'arrib' dekho na itrao chand sheron par
ghazal wo fan hai ki 'ghaalib' ko tum salam karo