zahr-e-gham khub piya hum ne sharabon se bache
jhel kar kitne azabon ko azabon se bache

sochne baithen to soche hi chale jate hain
khauf kanton ka ajab tha ki gulabon se bache

kitne masum the chehre nahin dekhe tum ne
wo jo rah kar bhi naqabon mein naqabon se bache

jagta ho to na dekhe koi mahlon ki taraf
kis tarah soya hua aadmi khwabon se bache

is hikayat mein koi jhut na kar de shamil
is mein sachchai agar hai to kitabon se bache

kash ulat de koi sahra mein samundar la kar
qafila dub hi jae to sarabon se bache