Hum zamane mein mohabbat ke bhikari Thahre

hum zamane mein mohabbat ke bhikari Thahre
dost hain sab ke magar dushman-e-jaan hain apne

aaj ki raat kahin shoala-e-gul hi bhaDke
jaane kal subh kahan honge hum uDte patte

jaan-e-man ab ke ye aadab hain tere kaise
bankpan meri ghazal ka teri mahfil mein luTe

wo saba hai to rahe kis liye gulshan se pare
ye shab-e-gul hai to kyun sej pe kanTon ke kaTe

kyun phire dasht mein diwane hue kis ke liye
hum ko malum nahin puchhiye un aankhon se

mar chukin kab ki tamannaen sisak kar lekin
dil ki diwar se raaton ko koi sar paTke

kahin manzil se bhaTak jae na diwana-e-gul
jada-e-shahr-e-bahaaran mein bichha do kanTe

Dal dil khol ke in TuTe hue shishon mein
sang aae hain bahut rah mein hum par pyare

ye teri yaad ka aalam shab-e-tanhai mein
jaise lahra ke kiran kali ghaTa se chhuTe

in bhari rahon mein sab mere hain main kis ka hun
dun sada kis ko lage kaun kaleje se mere

kaun utrega mere dil ke gulistanon mein
kaun guzrega mere chehre ke sahraon se

rakh is ghar mein wo uDti hai ki jaise 'hashami'
taq mein shama na thi sahn mein mahtab na the