suna hai ki dilli mein ullu ke paTThe
lai mein Dubi hui masti bhari aawaz ke sath
wo hazar dushman-e-jaan sahi mujhe phir bhi ghair aziz hai
zindagi bhar ye aasman tujhko
bu-e-iqrar bhi aati ho jo inkar ke sath
wo nadan hain jo kahte hain asar sohbat ka hota hai
watan ki pasbani jaan-o-iman se bhi afzal hai
teri masum nigahon ke taqaddus ki qasam
kafan na mera haTao zamana dekh na le
jo bahut dur tha aaj bahon mein hai
ek umr tak mein uski zarurat bana raha
zara si baat thi arz-e-tamanna par bigaD baiThe
chaman se ruKHsat-e-gul hai na lauTne ke liye
jaan leni thi saf kah dete
nasheman mein hi kaun se sukh mile hain
