ye kaif-e-husn us pe ye masti shabab ki
ye aap hain ki mauj hai koi sharab ki

suni hai bazm-e-alam-e-imkan tere baghair
zulmat hai raushni bhi shab-e-mahtab ki

kyon meri laghzishon pa zamana hai tana-zan
sab laghzishen muaf hain ahd-e-shabab ki

zauq-e-salim chahiye shair ke waste
hajat hai mai-kashi ki na fan par kitab ki

wo sard sard aahen wo akhtar-shumariyan
dilchaspiyan thin ye mere ahd-e-shabab ki

jazbaat-e-husn-o-ishq se labrez ye ghazal
taswir hai kisi dil-e-khana-kharab ki

kaif-afrin hai mera gham-e-ishq ai 'bahaar'
lazzat na mujh se puchh tu aise azab ki