dil se samjhunga ise dushman-e-jan hone do
zahr gholunga dava men khafaqan hone do
aankh bhaun us ke isharon pe ravan hone do
mil ke abru-o-mizha tir-o-kaman hone do
mere dil ko hadaf-e-tir-e-nigah karte hain
aur mujh se bhi ishara hai ki haan hone do
aag bhadki hui hai mujh ko na samjhae koi
jaan ka maal ka hota hai ziyan hone do
har tarah ham dil-e-na-fahm ko samjha lenge
daagh maujud hain pahlu ko khizan hone do
ism-e-azam ka asar ghair ko dikhla denge
yaar ka naam zara vird-e-zaban hone do
ankhen phuten bhi kahin is falak-e-bad-bin ki
zabt achchha nahin aahon ka dhuan hone do
parda daalo miri ankhon pe na ai sharm-o-hijab
yaar be-parda hai mujh ko nigaran hone do
raat baaqi hai abhi kis liye ghabra ke uthe
top chhutne do miri jaan azaan hone do
lucknow men tumhen dikhlaenge chauka bahte
chaar aansu miri ankhon se ravan hone do
dekhun kyuun kar nahin hota falak-e-kaj sidha
dil-e-mahzun ki buland ah-o-fughan hone do
ahl-e-duniya men moassir hai har ek shai ka rivaj
mast ho jaenge sab daur-e-mughan hone do
naujavani ka maza koi kharabat men hai
mardum-e-pir ko mushtaq-e-jinan hone do
azmaish ke nazar hi jo hamare janib
paar siine se nigahon ki sinan hone do
‘bahr’ ne ab to kamar bandhi hi bad-vazai par
ab na roko ise rusva-e-jahan hone do