in ne pahle-hi-pahal pi hai sharab aaj ke din
bolo dil khol kar ai chang-o-rubab aaj ke din
ai ajal ja-e-tarahhum hai ki ye ashiq-e-zar
kucha-e-yar men hai pa-e-turab aaj ke din
yaar bad-mast hua sab pe chhidakta hai sharab
tah kar ai vaiz-e-shahr apni kitab aaj ke din
roz-e-nau-roz hai milte hain sabhi aapas men
koi karta hai kisi par bhi itaab aaj ke din
id-e-qurban hai butan kyuun nahin sargarm-e-jafa
qatl-e-ushshaq samajhte hain savab aaj ke din
duur daur-e-lab-e-janan hai ajab kya ‘joshish’
mai-kade shahr ke hove jo kharab aaj ke din
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