kisi jaanib se koi mah-jabin aane hi wala hai

main aur us ghuncha-dahan ki aarzu

kaun angDai le raha hai adam

adam bahut hi agar ruThne lagi ummid

marne wale to KHair hain bebas

muddaa dur tak gaya lekin

hum aur log hain humse bahut ghurur na kar

har dil-fareb chiz nazar ka ghubar hai

zindagi hai ek kirae ki KHushi

aankh ka etibar kya karte

saqi mujhe sharab ki tohmat nahin pasand

muskurahaT hai husn ka zewar

ye kya ki tumne jafa se bhi hath khinch liya

saqi zara nigah mila kar to dekhna

mahshar mein ek sawal kiya tha karim ne