jo wahshat ki yahi hai kar-farmai to kya hoga
khizan aae to kya hoga bahaar aai to kya hoga

mere tar-e-gareban se sada aai to kya hoga
hui jama-dari se un ki ruswai to kya hoga

hai khud-bini ki waiz kar-farmai to kya hoga
jo ho kar aagahi bhi kuchh na kaam aai to kya hoga

shab-e-hijran sitare bhi to aankhen pher leti hain
bala ho jaegi jab sham-e-tanhai to kya hoga

ghurur-e-husn mein aaina dekhoge to kya loge
rahegi jab na baqi shan-e-yaktai to kya hoga

janab-e-shaikh maikhane mein waiz ban ke aate hain
nikal aae jo rindon se shanasai to kya hoga

karoge kya jo hir-phir kar kisi ki yaad phir aai
purani chot agar dil par ubhar aai to kya hoga

masarrat hai dil-e-muztar ko fasl-e-gul ki aamad par
tabiat fasl-e-gul mein aur ghabrai to kya hoga

musawwir mahwashon mein soch le anjam-e-kar apna
koi taswir agar dil mein utar aai to kya hoga

nashat-e-zindagi to ras aati hi nahin mujh ko
na ki aakhir ko gham ne bhi pazirai to kya hoga

zara socho adawat hai tumhein aisi jo 'khushtar' se
kabhi 'khushtar' ke dil mein bhi ye baat aai to kya hoga