Hawaa bhii kHushagawaar hai, guloN peH bhii nikhaar hai TarannumeiN hazaar hai, bahaar purbahaar hai KahaaN chalaa hai saaqiyaa, idhar to lauT idhar to aa Arey, yeh dekhtaa hai kyaa? uThaa subuu, subuu uThaa Subuu uThaa, piyaalaa bhar, piyaalaa bhar ke de idhar Chaman ki simt kar nazar, samaaN to dekh bekHabar WoH kaali kaali badliyaaN, ufaq peH ho gayi ayaaN WoH ik hajum-e-maikashaaN, hai su-e-maikadaaH ravaaN YeH kyaa gumaaN hai badgumaaN, samajh naH mujh ko naatavaaN KHayaal-e-zuhad abhi kahaaN? abhi to maiN jawaan hooN IbaadatoN kaa zikr hai, nijaat ki bhi fikr hai Junoon hai sawaab ka, kHayaal hai azaab kaa Magar suno to shekH ji, ajeeb shai haiN aap bhi Bhalaa shabaab-o-aashiqui!, alag huay bhi haiN kabhi? Hasiin jalwaaH raiz hoN, adaaeiN fitanaaH kHaiz hoN HavaaeiN itr baiz hoN, to shauq kyuN naH taiz hoN? Nigaah haai fitanaaH gar, koi idhar koi udhar Ubhaarate hooN aish par, to kyaa karey koi bashar? Chalo ji qissaaH mukHtasar, tumhaaraa nuqtaa-e-nazar Durust hai to ho magar, abhi to maiN jawaaN hooN YeH gasht kohsaar ki, yeH sair ju-e-waar ki YeH bulbuloN keH chahchahey, yeH gulrukHoN keH qah-qahey Kissi sey mail ho gayaa, to raNj-o-fikr kho gayaa Kabhi jo waqt so gayaa, yeH haNs gayaa woH ro gayaa YeH ishq kii kahaaniyaaN, yeH ras bhari jawaaniyaaN Udhar sey meharbaaniyaaN, idhar sey lantaraaniyaaN YeH aasmaan yeH zamiiN, nazzaraahaa-e-dilanashii.n UnHey hayaat aafareeN, bhalaa maiN chhoRh dooN yahiN Hai maut is qadar qariN, mujhey naH aayegaa yaqiN NahiN nahiN, abhi nahiN, nahiN-nahiN abhi nahiN NaH gHam kashood-o-bast ka, balaNd ka naH past ka NaH bood ka naH hast ka, naH vaadaa-e-alast ka Ummid aur yaas gum, havaas gum qayaas gum Nazar sey aas-paas gum, hamaa, bajuz gilaas gum NaH mai meiN kuchh kami rahey, qadaaH sey hamdami rahey Nashist yeH jami rahey, yahi hama hami rahey WoH raag chheRh mutribaa, tarab-fizaa, alam-rubaa Asar sadaa-e-saaz ka, jigar meiN aag de lagaa Har ik lab pe ho sadaa, na haath rok saaqiyaa Pilaaye jaa pilaaye jaa, abhi to maiN jawaan hooN