wan wo to ghar se apne pi kar sharab nikla
yan sharm se araq mein dub aaftab nikla

aaya jo waqiye mein darpesh aalam-e-marg
ye jagna hamara dekha to khwab nikla

dekha jo os padte gulshan mein hum to aakhir
gul ka wo ru-e-khandan chashm-e-pur-ab nikla

parde hi mein chala ja khurshid to hai behtar
ek hashr hai jo ghar se wo be-hijab nikla

kuchh der hi lagi na dil ko to tir lagte
us said-e-na-tawan ka kya ji shitab nikla

har harf-e-gham ne mere majlis ke tain rulaya
goya ghubar dil ka padhta kitab nikla

ru-e-araq-fishan ko bas ponchh garm mat ho
us gul mein kya rahega jis ka gulab nikla

mutlaq na e'tina ki ahwal par hamare
name ka name hi mein sab pech-o-tab nikla

shan-e-taghaful apne nau-khat ki kya likhen hum
qasid mua tab us ke munh se jawab nikla

kis ki nigah ki gardish thi 'mir' ru-ba-masjid
mehrab mein se zahid mast-o-kharab nikla