zindagani habab ki si hai
hast-o-bud apni ḳhvab ki si hai
hai har ik saans ik varaq jaisa
ziist apni kitab ki si hai
un ki mastana ankhḌiyan tauba
koi dukan sharab ki si hai
tishna-kam-e-havas tu kya jaane
are duniya sarab ki si hai
chak-e-zati ka aib bhi hai kamal
kya qaba bhi gulab ki si hai
chheḌ mujh ko ko raz-e-dil sun lo
meri halat rabab ki si hai
hiddat-e-naz-e-gham ma.az-allah
dil ki halat kabab ki si hai
dushman-e-hosh hai shabab ka daur
is men masti sharab ki si hai
kyon na ḳhun-reziyan hon duniya men
aamad ik inqalab ki si hai
ishq men tere talḳhi-e-gham bhi
mujh ko ik shahd-e-nab ki si hai
ziist men marg hai to marg men ziist
halat ik mauj-e-ab ki si hai
sifat-o-zat ek hain dar-asl
nisbat ab-o-habab ki si hai
baḳhshish ahl-e-karam ki ai ‘za.iq’
tabish-e-aftab ki si hai
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