kab dil shikast-gan se kar arz-e-haal aaya
hai be-sada wo chini jis mein ki baal aaya

sine se main dua ko laya jo shab labon tak
kahne lagi ijabat kidhar khayal aaya

kaunain tak mili thi jis dil ki mujh ko qimat
qismat ki yak nigah par ja us ko dal aaya

bakhshish pe do jahan ke aai thi himmat-e-dahr
lekin na yan zaban tak harf-e-sawal aaya

nazan na ho tu is par gar tujh ko sang mein se
gauhar nikalne ka kasb o kamal aaya

arbab-e-fahm aage wo sahab-e-hunar hai
kina kisi ke dil se jis ko nikal aaya

dair-e-kharab mein kal ek mast ki zaban par
ye sher us jagah ke kya hasb-e-haal aaya

aamal dekh tere mai sharm se araq hai
ai mohtasib tujhe bhi kuchh infial aaya

milne ka ek dam bhi yan zoaf-e-dil hai mane
ukta ke uth gaya wo tab main bahaal aaya

nakhl-e-hayat apna gulshan mein baghban ne
boya to tha hawas kar lekin na pal aaya

iksir hai to kya hai wo musht-e-khak 'sauda'
khatir pe jab kisi ki jis se malal aaya