mujh mein bahti hai pagal hawa kaun si
kaun si hai ye baad-e-saba kaun si

tujh ko samjha tha main manzil-e-justuju
ye bulati hai mujh ko sada kaun si [...]

'ajib dasht hai naqsh-e-pas-e-safar bhi nahin
yahan se aage kahin koi rah-guzar bhi nahin

bajao tabl ki parcham lahu ka lahraun
khud apni zad pe hun aur surat-e-mafar bhi nahin [...]

ye safed safhon ke hans hain inhen raushnai pe chhod lun
main khayal-o-fikr ki jhil se koi rabt-e-bahami jod lun

ho siyah shab tera izn gar to nashile honton ki nok se
main gulabi chand ki marmarin se pahadiyon ko jhinjhod lun [...]

sochon ki palki mein bitha kar sutur ko
kaghaz pe khinch laya hun jannat ki hur ko

sar par chadha ke rakhta hun masti ke jam se
ek sanwle badan ke gulabi surur ko [...]

rah-e-duniya ke liye baad-e-bahaari le ja
panw thak jaenge phulon ki sawari le ja

mujh pe chalta nahin ab teri nigahon ka fusun
mere aage se ye jadu ki pitari le ja [...]

naz-o-ada ghurur haya husn mastiyan
ye sab mila ke banti hain college ki ladkiyan

joban ki jaise 'mir' ke aangan ka pila phul
allah-re ye ganw ki alhad rubaiyan [...]