ye rang-o-kaif kahan tha shabab se pahle nazar kuchh aur thi mauj-e-sharab se pahle na jaane haal ho kya daur-e-iztirab ke baad sukun mila na kabhi iztirab se pahle wahi gharib hain khana-kharab se ab bhi rawan-dawan the jo khana-kharab se pahle wahi hai hashr ka aalam ab inqalab ke baad jo hashr utha tha yahan inqalab se pahle mili hai tujh se to mahsus ho rahi hai nazar nazar kahan thi tere intikhab se pahle tabah haal zamane ko dekhiye 'akhtar' nazar uthaiye jam-e-sharab se pahle