wo kaun log hain jo mai udhaar lete hain
ye mai-farosh to topi utar lete hain

ye pas parda-nashinon ka hai ki nale bhi
jo unche hote hain parde pukar lete hain

wo kahte hain abhi allah itni taqat hai
jo karwaten kabhi hum be-qarar lete hain

bachaenge gul-o-bulbul ko dam-e-gulchin se
jo koi pahunche to fasl-e-bahaar lete hain

yahi hain kaam nikalta hai jin ka be-taat
maze karam ke tere sharmsar lete hain

utarte arsh se darta hai tu dua wale
asar ko hath badha kar utar lete hain

sharab ke liye mai-nosh munh hain phailae
jamhaiyan nahin waqt-e-khumar lete hain

gunahgar hain itne hi un buton ke hum
ki panch waqt khuda ko pukar lete hain

jama ye rang ki ab waqt-e-zamzama-sanji
chaman mein mujh ko anadil pukar lete hain

piye hon kitni hi lekin ye hosh rahta hai
ki sote waqt wo zewar utar lete hain

'riyaz' baaton mein apni agar nahin jadu
pari ko shishe mein yunhi utar lete hain