na khanjar uThegaa na talvaar in se — Kalb

chaalis jaam pi ke diyaa ek jaam-e-mai
saaqi ne khuub raah nikaali zakaat ki

ik baat par qaraar unhein raat-bhar nahin
do do pahar jo haan hai to do do pahar nahin

agar un ko puujaa to kyaa kufr hogaa
ki but bhi khudaa ke banaae hue hain

is qadar mahv na hon aap khud-aaraai mein
daagh lag jaae na aaina-e-yaktaai mein

tiri taarif ho ai sahib-e-ausaaf kyaa mumkin
zabaanon se dahaanon se takallum se bayaanon se

phir na baaqi rahe ghubaar kabhi
holi khelo jo khaaksaaron mein

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

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

main jis mein rah na sakaa ji-huzuriyon ke sabab
ye aadmi hai usi kaamyaab mausam kaa