zikr-o-wird-o-dua se behtar hai
mai-kashi har riya se behtar hai

koi batlao in hasinon mein
kaun us be-wafa se behtar hai

dil hi wala kuchh us ko jaane hai
qahr tera ata se behtar hai

soz-e-gham mein bataiye dil ko
nuskha ye kimiya se behtar hai

kab kisi ishq ke fasane ki
intiha ibtida se behtar hai

ai mere chaara-saz rahne de
ye maraz to shifa se behtar hai

aap itna to jaante honge
lutf jaur-o-jafa se behtar hai

phir wahi lal-e-nosh-e-lab ai dost
haal kuchh is dawa se behtar hai

dushmani bad sahi magar ye shai
be-rukhi ki saza se behtar hai

hum ko to ye azab-e-dida-wari
dosto har jaza se behtar hai

dekh wo ek sada pairahan
kitne rangin-qaba se behtar hai

saf inkar ai wafa-dushman
is fareb-e-ada se behtar hai

rahzanon se ye bach ke chalta hai
rah-rau rahnuma se behtar hai

lao 'jabir' wo shai jo duniya mein
is dil-e-mubtala se behtar hai