nashat-e-mai hai ki jam-e-sharab hai kya hai
wo khwab-e-husn hai ya husn-e-khwab hai kya hai

nigar-e-husn-e-ghazalan bahaar rahat-e-jaan
sahar ka nur hai wo mahtab hai kya hai

hawa chali wahi khushbu-badan ki yaad aai
ye khwab hai ki haqiqat sarab hai kya hai

shab-e-visal jo guzri ki tere chehre par
saba ka lams hai rang-e-hijab hai kya hai

ye sham-e-gham bhi nahin yaad-e-raftagan bhi nahin
ajib si hai khalish iztirab hai kya hai

chaman mein nikhat-e-gul hai na ab nasim-e-bahaar
dhuan sa phaila hua hai sahab hai kya hai

charagh ab bhi teri rahguzar mein jalta hai
meri wafa ka sila hai hisab hai kya hai

wo shams hai ki sitara wo chand hai ki sahar
wo shakhs jaan-e-'saba' hai sarab hai kya hai