jab tak nigar-e-dasht ka sina dukha na tha
sahra mein koi lala-e-sahra khila na tha

do jhilen us ki aankhon mein lahra ke so gain
us waqt meri umr ka dariya chadha na tha [...]

main nazar se pi raha hun ye saman badal na jae
na jhukao tum nigahen kahin raat dhal na jae

i am feasting from thine eyes, pray let this aspect be
lower not your eyes my love, or else this night may flee [...]

aaftab aae chamak kar jo sar-e-jam-e-sharab
rind samjhen ki hai sadiq sahar-e-jam-e-sharab

sab ke hathon pe tha shab-bhar safar-e-jam-e-sharab
har khat-e-dast bana rah-guzar-e-jam-e-sharab [...]

kal hum ne bazm-e-yar mein kya kya sharab pi
sahra ki tishnagi thi so dariya sharab pi

apnon ne taj diya hai to ghairon mein ja ke baith
ai khanuman-kharab na tanha sharab pi [...]

mujh se chunan-chunin na karo main nashe main hun
main jo kahun nahin na karo main nashe mein hun

insan nashe mein ho to wo chhupta nahin kabhi
har-chand tum yaqin na karo main nashe mein hun [...]

hum se chunan-chunin na karo hum nashe mein hain
hum jo kahen nahin na karo hum nashe mein hain

nashsha koi dhaki-chhupi tahrik to nahin
har-chand tum yaqin na karo hum nashe mein hain [...]