na hoti bhid rindon ki to maikhane kidhar jate
ye mai-noshi kahan hoti ye paimane kidhar jate

agar insan ban jate kabhi shaikh-o-barahman bhi
to ye kaba kahan hota ye but-khane kidhar jate

charagh-e-khana se wo ban gae hain shama mahfil ki
agar aisa na hota phir ye parwane kidhar jate

hamari baada-noshi par hua hairan kyon zahid
na hote pine wale hi to maikhane kidhar jate

chaman-zar-e-jahan mein gul hi gul hote agar har su
to ye kante kahan rahte ye virane kidhar jate

agar sine mein dil hota na pahlu mein jigar hota
kahan palti mohabbat us ke afsane kidhar jate

teri baaton ka ai zahid agar kuchh bhi asar hota
namazi saf-ba-saf hote ye mastane kidhar jate

agar wo apne bandon par dar-e-rahmat na wa karta
to ye bande khuda ke phir khuda jaane kidhar jate

siyah-bakhti mein apne bhi parae ho gae 'azam'
agar hota na ye andher begane kidhar jate