ملتی ہے خوئے یار سے نار التہاب میں

Milti hai khu-e-yar se nar-e-altaab mein

Kafir hoon gar na milti ho rahat azab mein

Kab se hoon kya bataoon jahan-e-kharab mein

Shab-ha-e-hajr ko bhi rakhoon gar hisab mein

Ta phir na intezar mein neend aaye umr bhar

Aane ka ahd kar gaye aaye jo khwab mein

Qasid ke aate aate khat ek aur likh rakhoon

Main janta hoon jo woh likhenge jawab mein

Mujh tak kab un ki bazm mein aata tha daur-e-jam

Saqi ne kuch mila na diya ho sharab mein

Jo munkir-e-wafa ho fareb us pe kya chale

Kyun bad-guman hoon dost se dushman ke bab mein

Main muztarib hoon wasl mein khauf-e-raqeeb se

Dala hai tum ko wohm ne kis pech-o-tab mein

Main aur hazz-e-wasl Khuda saz baat hai

Jaan nazar deni bhool gaya iztirab mein

Hai tauri charhi hui andar naqab ke

Hai ek shikan pari hui taraf-e-naqab mein

Lakhon lagao ek chirana nigah ka

Lakhon banao ek bigarna itab mein

Woh nala dil mein khas ke barabar jagah na paye

Jis nala se shigaf pare aftab mein

Woh sahar mudda-talabi mein na kaam aaye

Jis sahar se safina rawan ho sarab mein

Ghalib chhuti sharab par ab bhi kabhi kabhi

Peeta hoon roz abr-o-shab mahtab mein