saaqi-e-gulfaam ne rakkhi to hai bhar kar sharaab — Ashique Akbarabadi

tire kuche mein koi huur aa jaati to main kahtaa
ki vo jannat to kyaa jannat hai jannat aisi hoti hai

jalva nigaah mein hai kisi be-niyaaz kaa
putli hamaari aankh ki putlaa hai naaz kaa

na chitvan aap ki Thahri na dil miraa Thahraa
use sukun ho to is ko bhi kuchh qaraar rahe

aarzu ik but ki le kar jaate hain kaabe ko ham
turfa tohfa paas hai ahl-e-haram ke vaaste

gadaa-e-kucha-e-jaanaan huun martaba hai baDaa
ki mere naam hai jaagir be-navaai ki

agar nazaara hai manzur khastaa-haalon kaa
to aao khol dein juuDaa tumhaare baalon kaa

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

kaanTe se bhi nichoD li ghairon ne bu-e-gul
yaaron ne bu-e-gul se bhi kaanTaa banaa diyaa

zabaan-bandi ke mausam mein gali-kuchon ki mat puchho
parindon ke chahakne se shajar aabaad hote hain

dil par pahan liyaa hai vo gajre ke jaisaa shakhs
lekin gale kaa haar nahin kar rahaa huun main