kya kya maze se raat ki ahd-e-shabab mein
chhodun na umr-e-rafta gar aa jae khwab mein

ek dil ke waste ye phanse wo azab mein
rahte hain apni zulf hi ke pech-o-tab mein

hai shauq-e-wasl tujh se lipatta hun bar bar
warna ye mastiyan to nahin thin sharab mein

itni na kije jaane ki jaldi shab-e-visal
dekhe hain main ne kaam bigadte shitab mein

ho jae chaak sina ki dil ghut ke mar chala
ai chaara-ju kisi ko phansa mat azab mein

kar bahr o bar ki hasti-e-mauhum par nazar
thodi si khak dal di chashm-e-pur-ab mein

tab qatl-gah mein qatl-e-udu ko chale hain wo
mera lahu mila ke piya jab sharab mein

kin mehnaton se wasl pe raazi hue hain wo
sau nama-bar hue jo sawal o jawab mein

akhtar-shumariyon mein nikalta hai dam kahin
'taskin' tumhin ko dakhl nahin hai hisab mein