lab-e-gul ki hansi degi na tum ko raushni apni
zara shabnam ke ashkon mein bhi dekhun zindagi apni

hamein kya gham ki hum ek zamzama-pardaz-e-gulshan the
bahaaron ko hui mahsus gulshan mein kami apni

mujhe mahfil ki nazron se nazar aata hai mahfil mein
gawara khatir-e-rangin ko hai sada-dili apni

mere dil ki taraf ek bar bheji thi kiran us ne
bhula di chand ne us raat se tabindagi apni

jo rahbar karwan ko manzilon ke nam par lute
bata ai ham-safar achchhi nahin kya gumrahi apni

ye sab jam-o-subu khali sawera tishna-kaami ka
ki ab kal ke liye rahne de kuchh saqi-gari apni

sharab o shahid o shahd-e-tarannum nashsha-e-ishrat
inhi mein parwarish pati rahi hai tishnagi apni

nigah gustakh tewar tund kaun aaya sar-e-mahfil
'niyaz' aate hi tere fikr sab ko ho gai apni