sharab aae to kaif-o-asar ki baat karo
piyo to bazm mein fikr-o-nazar ki baat karo

fasana-e-kham-e-gesu mein kaif kuchh bhi nahin
nizam-e-alam-e-zer-o-zabar ki baat karo

chaman mein dam bichhata hai waqt ka sayyaad
gulon se hausla-e-baal-o-par ki baat karo

qaba-e-zohd ki pakizgi to dekh chuke
sharab-khane mein daman-e-tar ki baat karo

kahaniyan shab-e-hijran ki ho chuki hain tamam
sahar tulua hui hai sahar ki baat karo

chaman chaman mein udhar ho rahi hai had-bandi
khuli fazaen jidhar hain udhar ki baat karo

gulon ka zikr bahaaron mein kar chuke 'akhtar'
ab aao hosh mein barq-o-sharar ki baat karo