ye saaqi ki karamat hai ki faiz-e-mai-parasti hai
ghata ke bhes men mai-khane par rahmat barasti hai
ye jo kuchh dekhte hain ham fareb-e-khvab-e-hasti hai
takhayyul ke karishme hain bulandi hai na pasti hai
vahan hain ham jahan ‘bedam’ na virana na basti hai
na pabandi na azadi na hushyari na masti hai
tiri nazron pe chadhna aur tire dil se utar jaana
mohabbat men bulandi jis ko kahte hain vo pasti hai
vahi ham the kabhi jo raat din phulon men tulte the
vahi ham hain ki turbat chaar phulon ko tarasti hai
karishme hain ki naqqash-e-azal nairangiyan teri
jahan men mail-e-rang-e-fana har naqsh-e-hasti hai
ise bhi navak-e-janan tu apne saath leta ja
ki meri aarzu dil se nikalne ko tarasti hai
har ik zarre men hai inni-inallah ki sada saaqi
ajab mai-kash the jin ki khaak men bhi josh-e-masti hai
khuda rakkhe dil-e-pur-soz teri shoala-afshani
ki tu vo shama hai jo raunaq-e-darbar-e-hasti hai
mire dil ke siva tu ne bhi dekhi bekasi meri
ki abadi na ho jis men koi aisi bhi basti hai
hijabat-e-taayyun mane-e-didar samjha tha
jo dekha to naqab-e-ru-e-janan meri hasti hai
ajab duniya-e-hairat alam-e-gor-e-ghariban hai
ki virane ka virana hai aur basti ki basti hai
kahin hai abd ki dhun aur kahin shor-e-anal-haq hai
kahin ikhfa-e-masti hai kahin iz.har-e-masti hai
banaya rashk-e-mehr-o-mah tiri zarra-navazi ne
nahin to kya hai ‘bedam’ aur kya ‘bedam’ ki hasti hai