wasl ki shab bhi khafa wo but-e-maghrur raha
hausla dil ka jo tha dil mein ba-dastur raha

umr-e-rafta ke talaf hone ka aaya to khayal
lekin ek dam ki talafi ka na maqdur raha

jama kis din na hue mausam-e-gul mein mai-kash
roz hangama tah-e-saya-e-angur raha

gardish-e-bakht kahan se hamein lai hai kahan
manzilon wadi-e-ghurbat se watan dur raha

rast-bazi kar agar namwari hai darkar
dar se khalq mein aawaz-e-mansur raha

wo to hai charkh chahaarum pe ye pach mohalle par
sach hai isa se bhi baala tera mazdur raha

fasl-e-gul aai gai sehn-e-chaman mein sau bar
apne sar mein tha jo sauda wo ba-dastur raha

jalwa-e-barq-e-tajalli nazar aaya na kabhi
muddaton ja ke wahan mein shajar-e-tur raha

zulf o rukh donon hain jaane se jawani ke kharab
mushk wo mushk na kafur wo kafur raha

ghol-e-sahra ne mera sath na chhoda shab bhar
le ke mashal kabhi nazdik kabhi dur raha

hum bhi maujud the kal mahfil-e-jaanan mein 'amir'
raat ko der talak aap ka mazkur raha