na chheD zahid-e-nadan sharab pine de
sharab pine de KHana-KHarab pine de
abhi se apni nasihat ka zahar de na mujhe
abhi to pine de aur be-hisab pine de
main jaanta hun chhalakta hua gunah hai ye
tu is gunah ko be-ehtisab pine de
phir aisa waqt kahan hum kahan sharab kahan
tilism-e-dahr hai naqsh-e-bar-ab pine de
mere dimagh ki duniya ka aaftab hai ye
mila ke barf mein ye aaftab pine de
kisi hasina ke boson ke qabil ab na rahe
to in labon se hamesha sharab pine de
samajh ke us ko ghafur-ur-rahim pita hun
na chheD zikr-e-azab-o-sawab pine de
jo ruh ho chuki ek bar dagh-dar meri
to aur hone de lekin sharab pine de
sharab-KHane mein ye shor kyun machaya hai
KHamosh 'aKHtar'-e-KHana-KHarab pine de
Ghazal
Na chheD zahid-e-nadan sharab pine de
Akhtar Shirani