ji chaahtaa hai aaj 'adam' un ko chheDiye — Abdul Hamid Adam

saaqi mujhe sharaab ki tohmat nahin pasand
mujh ko tiri nigaah kaa ilzaam chaahiye

ijaazat ho to main tasdiq kar luun teri zulfon se
sunaa hai zindagi ik khub-surat daam hai saaqi

savaal kar ke main khud hi bahut pashemaan huun
javaab de ke mujhe aur sharmsaar na kar

marne vaale to khair hain bebas
jiine vaale kamaal karte hain

mai-kada hai yahaan sukun se baiTh
koi aafat idhar nahin aati

ai gham-e-zindagi na ho naaraaz
mujh ko aadat hai muskuraane ki

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

dil mein na ho jurat to mohabbat nahin milti
khairaat mein itni baDi daulat nahin milti

dosti ishq aur vafaadaari
sakht jaan mein bhi narm goshe hain

kaf-e-afsos malne se bhalaa ab faaeda kyaa hai
dil-e-raahat-talab kyuun ham na kahte the ye duniyaa hai

ishq ho jaaegaa meri daastaan-e-ishq se
raat bhar jaagaa karoge is kahaani ke liye