aish-o-ishrat sab sahi ye dam nahin to kuchh nahin
ek duniya ho to kya jab ham nahin to kuchh nahin
surmagin ankhon men ashk-e-gham nahin to kuchh nahin
dast-e-rangin se mira matam nahin to kuchh nahin
subh ko shab ke satane ka gila-shikva abas
jab pareshan gesu-e-barham nahin to kuchh nahin
ishq se thoda bahut to hai har insan ko lagao
dil men kuchh kuchh dard kuchh kuchh gham nahin to kuchh nahin
is kamar par is nazakat par ye sidhi chaal kyuun
bal nahin to kuchh nahin kuchh kham nahin to kuchh nahin
us ki shokhi ne use ai dil chhupa rakkha kahan
hashr men vo fitna-e-alam nahin to kuchh nahin
milne valon ka baham mil baithna bhi lutf hai
jamghate shab ko sar-e-zamzam nahin to kuchh nahin
us ki raunaq aur hai us ka asar kuchh aur hai
un ki mahfil men mira matam nahin to kuchh nahin
pyare pyare achchhe achchhe munh se haan kah de kabhi
tere sadqe ye tiri har-dam nahin to kuchh nahin
baal khole tum ne to kya chudiyan todin to kya
mere marne ka jo dil se gham nahin to kuchh nahin
baat jis ki thi gai saaqi vo us ke dam ke saath
jam-e-jam ho bhi to kya jab ham nahin to kuchh nahin
phuut kar rona nahin to phuut hi jaaen ‘riyaz’
kaam ke jab dida-e-pur-nam nahin to kuchh nahin