saf-e-hayat se jab koi tishna-kaam aaya
nizam-e-saqi-e-mahfil pe ittiham aaya

mila bhi to wo gham-e-zindagi ke kaam aaya
mere liye har ek aansu mein ek jam aaya

lab-e-kalim pe aaya na phir sawal koi
hazar barq-e-pasheman ka phir payam aaya

adu ko bakhsh diye hum ne kausar-o-tasnim
ye kis ke honton ko chhu kar hamara jam aaya

khada hun der se gum zist ke dorahe par
jo karwan se chutata hai wo maqam aaya

koi musawwir-e-hasti ka shahkar bhi hai
abhi talak to har ek naqsh-e-na-tamam aaya

harif ban ke jahan jab mita saka na hamein
to dost ban ke mohabbat ka le ke nam aaya

mujhe mita ke wo thodi hi der khush se rahe
phir us ke baad mohabbat ka intiqam aaya

khusha wo saat-e-firdaus jab ki pahle pahal
kisi ke lab pe zara ruk ke apna nam aaya

rah-e-hayat hai suni maqam-e-ishq ke baad
yahan talak to har ek dil subuk-khiram aaya

hansun ki roun main apni hayat par 'mulla'
hawa se bach ke sahar tak charagh-e-sham aaya