Badla tere sitam ka

badla tere sitam ka koi tujh se kya kare
apna hi tu farefta hove, khuda kare
qaatil hamari naash ko tash-hir hai zarur
aainda ta koi na kisi se wafa kare
fikr-e-maash, ishq-e-butaan, yaad-e-raftgaan
do din ki zindagi mein ab koi kya kya kiya kare
aalam ke beech phir na rahe rasm-e-aashqi
gar neem lab koi tere shikwe se waa kare
gar ho sharaab-o-khilwat-o-mahboob-e-khub roo
zaahid qasam hai tujh ko jo tu ho tau kya kare
khaakastr-o-patang-o-mashahd meri ki khaak
sham-o-shafaq ajab ho jo mil kar ura kare
ai waae bar aseer, ke par tor kar jise
sayyaad fasl-e-gul mein chaman se riha kare!

Ye shayari likhna unka
kaam nahi hai jinke dil
aankho mein basa karte hai
shayari to wo shaks likhte
hai jo sharab se nahi kalam
se nasha karte hai..

Hum lakh achhe sahi log
kharb kehte hai, bigde
hua hum ko nawab kehte hai,
hum to aise badnaam ho
gye hai ke... paani bhi piye
to log sharab kehte hai...!

Jaam pe jaam peene
se kya faida dosto,
raat ko peeyi huvi
sharab subah utar jayegi,
arey peena hai to do
boond bewafai ke p k dekh,
saari umr nashe me guzar jayegi…

Mehkhane mein sharaab milti hai,
lekin main peeta nahi,
teri aankho k nashe mein hi
main madhoosh ho jaata hoon.

from ...my book...

Ye shayari likhna unka kaam
nahi, jinke dil aankhon mein
basa karte hai, shayari toh voh
sakhas likhte hai, jo sharab se
nahi, kalam se nasha karte hai.