laga pahchanne main raste jab
nikala us ne mujh ko shahr se tab

hadaf kya tha kahan pahuncha hai insan
sharaf khilqat mein aala aur ye dhab

na rakkhi aas juz lutf-e-ilahi
ki kafi hai mujhe mera wo ek rab

kahen kuchh shaikh ji kyun kar kategi
bina angur ki beti ke ye shab

numayan kar gai haq ki haqiqat
shab-e-ashur jo aai thi ek shab

main aasi hun magar ghibat mein 'shaarib'
khuda ka shukr hai khulte nahin lab