aati thi pahle dil se kabhi bu kabab ki
raushan hai ab to siine men bhatti sharab ki
itna itaab surkh hai rangat naqab ki
tar-e-naqab hain ki nigahen itaab ki
dekhe koi jhalak na rukh-e-la-javab ki
sattar hazar pardon men thahri hijab ki
kyuun hashr men ho fikr azab-o-savab ki
sohbat hai ye bhi ek sharab-o-kabab ki
kahte hain vaada raat ko hoga vafa zarur
allah jald shaam ho roz-e-hisab ki
bijli vo chiiz hi nahin jis se hasin daren
kuchh dard ki chamak hai jhalak iztirab ki
vo sham-o-subh sadqe ho jin par bahar-e-gul
chun chun ke saath laae hain raten shabab ki
jannat ke khvab dekh ke aati hain ham ko yaad
rindana sohbaten vo kabab-o-shabab ki
aina dekhte hain mujhe dekh dekh kar
ye daad mil rahi hai mire intikhab ki
le apne sar vabal na auron ka hashr men
bar-e-gunah uthae na mizan hisab ki
ai taur soz-e-barq samajhte hain ham tujhe
tujh men to shokhiyan hain kisi ke hijab ki
daave hai hamsari ka sar-e-kaj-kulah se
ai dast-e-mauj utaar le topi habab ki
bijli giraen tuur par avaz hi se vo
thahre kabhi to ham se saval-o-javab ki
phir bhi to kuchh sabat ko us ke zarar nahin
ulti ravan hai bahr men kashti habab ki
mai se kahin siva hai pas-e-tauba mai-kasho
aa jaae duur hi se kahin bu sharab ki
so hashr nazr-e-gosha-e-daman hain har-nafas
ai shauq-e-did had hi nahin iztirab ki
talkhi ka nazaa ki to kuchh ehsas ho sake
itni to mere munh men ho talkhi sharab ki
tum kya ho ham ne qulqul-e-mina se vaizo
baten bahut suni hain azab-o-savab ki
daur-e-mai-e-kuhan ka asar hai ye ai ‘riyaz’
hai aaj bhi javan tabiat janab ki