zamin mai-kada-e-arsh-e-barin malum hoti hai
ye khisht-e-khum farishte ki jabin malum hoti hai

pari udne mein zulf-e-ambarin malum hoti hai
ye kali shakl bhi kitni hasin malum hoti hai

meri hasrat tabassum-afrin malum hoti hai
chhupi tere tabassum mein nahin malum hoti hai

shafaq kah le koi chahe shafaq-gun aasman kah le
hamein to ku-e-qatil ki zamin malum hoti hai

chali hai tegh to kis naz se tham tham ke ruk ruk kar
ye kuchh un se ziyaada naznin malum hoti hai

are saqi zara meri sharab-e-talkh to lana
mai-e-kausar to bilkul angbin malum hoti hai

chhupi hai wo nigah-e-shokh bhi mizhgan ke sae mein
chhuri bhi aaj zer-e-astin malum hoti hai

ubhaaro to zara shayad mera duba hua dil ho
koi shai bahr-e-gham mein tah-nashin malum hoti hai

nahin ab dard-e-dil lekin abhi tak hai asar kuchh kuchh
chamak rah rah ke pahlu mein kahin malum hoti hai

asar dala hai hasrat ne nigah-e-shauq par kitna
ki wo ab bhi nigah wapsin malum hoti hai

ye ai sayyaad rah rah kar chamakti hai kahan bijli
jahan mera nasheman tha wahin malum hoti hai

lapak us ki chamak us ki wahi dam-kham wahi aalam
ye bijli koi aah-e-atishin malum hoti hai

'riyaz' aisi mere dil se lagi hai jam-e-kausar ki
mai-e-angur ab achchhi nahin malum hoti hai