jab ashk teri yaad mein aankhon se dhale hain
taron ke diye surat-e-parwana jale hain

sau bar basai hai shab-e-wasl ki jannat
sau bar gham-e-hijr ke shoalon mein jale hain

har aan umangon ke badalte rahe tewar
har aan mohabbat mein nai rah chale hain

mahtab se chehre the sitaron si nigahen
hum log inhi chand sitaron mein pale hain

noche hain kabhi hum ne hawadis ke gareban
nakaami-e-koshish pe kabhi hath male hain

tarik fazaon ke ubharte rahe tufan
phir bhi teri yaadon ke diye khub jale hain

kya jaaniye ye rind bure hain ki bhale hain
saqi ki nigahon ke ishaaron pe chale hain

mahsus ye hota hai ki duniya ki bahaaren
us gul-kada-e-naz ke sae ke tale hain

yunhi to dil-awez nahin sher-e-'tabassum'
ye naqsh tere husn ke sanche mein dhale hain