kaun ab jae nasheman ko sajaane ke liye

kaun ab jae nasheman ko sajaane ke liye
phir bahaar aai hai diwana banane ke liye
barq se itna hamein kahna hai ai ahl-e-jahan
kya hamara hi nasheman tha jalane ke liye


main samajhta tha ki aahon mein asar kuchh bhi nahin
lijiye aa hi gae khud wo manane ke liye
hum to samjhe the ki takmil-e-mohabbat hai yahi
kya nawaza tha nigahon se girane ke liye


'ishq mein dil pe jo guzri hai na puchhe wo koi
rah gaya hun main faqat aansu bahane ke liye
aaj saqi ki nigahen jo uthin bahr-e-karam
wo ghata utthi hansi meri udane ke liye


ba-khabar hote na wo raaz-e-mohabbat se kabhi
hum ko jaana hi na tha qissa sunane ke liye
jis ko jine ka har ek rasta bataya tha kabhi
muntakhab us ne kiya hum ko nishane ke liye


sha'iri jin ki nigahon mein tarannum hai faqat
ab wahi aae hain 'ishrat' ko padhane ke liye