dekhie paate hain ushshaaq buton se kya faiz
ik barahaman ne kaha hai ki ye saal achchha hai
nikalana khuld se aadam ka sunate aae hain lekin
bahut be-aabaroo ho kar tire kooche se ham nikale
jaan tum par nisaar karata hoon
main nahin jaanata dua kya hai
ghalib chhutee sharaab par ab bhee kabhee kabhee
peeta hoon roz-e-abr o shab-e-maahataab mein
koee veeraanee see veeraanee hai
dasht ko dekh ke ghar yaad aaya
qaasid ke aate aate khat ik aur likh rakhoon
main jaanata hoon jo vo likhenge javaab mein
jala hai jism jahaan dil bhee jal gaya hoga
kuredate ho jo ab raakh justujoo kya hai
kee mire qatl ke baad us ne jafa se tauba
hae us zood-pasheemaan ka pasheemaan hona
huee muddat ki gaalib mar gaya par yaad aata hai
vo har ik baat par kahana ki yoon hota to kya hota
meharabaan ho ke bula lo mujhe chaaho jis vaqt
main gaya vaqt nahin hoon ki phir aa bhee na sakoon