na hotī bhiiḌ rindoñ kī to maiḳhāne kidhar jaate

ye mai-noshī kahāñ hotī ye paimāne kidhar jaate

agar insān ban jaate kabhī shaiḳh-o-barahman bhī

to ye ka.aba kahāñ hotā ye but-ḳhāne kidhar jaate

charāġh-e-ḳhāna se vo ban ga.e haiñ sham.a mahfil kī

agar aisā na hotā phir ye parvāne kidhar jaate

hamārī bāda-noshī par huā hairān kyoñ zāhid

na hote piine vaale hī to maiḳhāne kidhar jaate

chaman-zār-e-jahāñ meñ gul hī gul hote agar har sū

to ye kāñTe kahāñ rahte ye vīrāne kidhar jaate

agar siine meñ dil hotā na pahlū meñ jigar hotā

kahāñ paltī mohabbat us ke afsāne kidhar jaate

tirī bātoñ kā ai zāhid agar kuchh bhī asar hotā

namāzī saf-ba-saf hote ye mastāne kidhar jaate

agar vo apne bandoñ par dar-e-rahmat na vā kartā

to ye bande ḳhudā ke phir ḳhudā jaane kidhar jaate

siyah-baḳhtī meñ apne bhī parā.e ho ga.e 'āzam'

agar hotā na ye andher begāne kidhar jaate