saaqii sharaab laa ki tabiiat udaas hai
— Abdul Hamid Adam
Saaqee sharaab laa ki tabee.at udaas hai
Mutrib rubaab uThaa ki tabee.at udaas hai
Ruk ruk ke saaz chheD ki dil mutma.in naheen
Tham tham ke mai pilaa ki tabee.at udaas hai
Chubhtee hai qalb o jaan men sitaaron kee raushnee
Ai chaand Doob jaa ki tabee.at udaas hai
Mujh se nazar na pher ki barham hai zindagee
Mujh se nazar milaa ki tabee.at udaas hai
Shaayad tire labon kee chaTak se ho jee bahaal
Ai dost muskuraa ki tabee.at udaas hai
Hai husn kaa fusoon bhee ilaaj-e-fasurdagee
Rukh se naqaab uThaa ki tabee.at udaas hai
Main ne kabhee ye zid to naheen kee par aaj shab
Ai mah-jabeen na jaa ki tabee.at udaas hai
Imshab gurez-o-ram kaa naheen hai koee mahal
Aaghosh men dar aa ki tabee.at udaas hai
Kaifiyyat-e-sukoot se baDhtaa hai aur gham
Qissa koee sunaa ki tabee.at udaas hai
Yoonhee durust hogee tabee.at tiree 'adam'
Kam-bakht bhuul jaa ki tabee.at udaas hai
Tauba to kar chukaa hoon magar phir bhee ai 'adam'
ThoDaa saa zahr laa ki tabee.at udaas hai