maza visal ka kya gar firaq-e-yar na ho
nahin hai nashe ki kuchh qadr agar khumar na ho

na roe ta koi aashiq ye hukm hai us ka
ki shama bhi meri mahfil mein ashk-bar na ho

jo hichki aai to khush main hua ki maut aai
kisi ko yar ka itna bhi intizar na ho

zaqan hai seb to unnab hai lab-e-shirin
nahin hai sarw wo khush-qad jo mewa-dar na ho

wo hun main morid-e-nafrat ki darkinar hai yar
pae fishaar kabhi gor ham-kanar na ho

na aae kunj-e-lahad mein bhi mujh ko khwab-e-adam
agar sirhane koi khisht-e-ku-e-yar na ho

ba-rang-e-husn-e-butan hai dil-e-shagufta mera
jo is chaman mein khizan ho to phir bahaar na ho

gai hai kaisi zamane se rasm-e-sar-garmi
ajab nahin hai jo patthar mein bhi sharar na ho

na hansne se kabhi hamraaz posh waqif hon
ba-rang-e-ghuncha jigar jab talak figar na ho

teri mizha ki jo tashbih us se tark karen
kisi ke tir se koi kabhi figar na ho

dam-e-akhir to kar len nazara ji bhar ke
ilahi khanjar-e-saffak aab-dar na ho

yahi hai qulzum-e-gham mein meri dua yarab
qayam is mein koi bhi habab-dar na ho

wo subh sina-e-sad-chaak mein hai dagh-e-junun
ki jis se dida-e-khurshed bhi do-chaar na ho

hawas uruj ki le jaen gar ye duniya se
kabhi buland hawa se koi ghubar na ho

kamal-e-surat-e-be-dard se tanaffur hai
na dekhen hum kabhi us gul ko jis mein khar na ho

hazaron gor ki raaten hain katni 'nasikh'
abhi to roz-e-siyah mein tu be-qarar na ho