rang e sharaab se mirii niyyat badal gaii

Akbar Allahabadi

Rang-e-sharaab se miree niyyat badal ga.ee Vaa.iz kee baat rah ga.ee saaqee kee chal ga.ee Tayyaar the namaaz pe ham sun ke zikr-e-hoor Jalva buton kaa dekh ke niyyat badal ga.ee Machhlee ne Dhiil paa.ee hai luqme pe shaad hai Sayyaad mutma.in hai ki kaanTaa nigal ga.ee Chamkaa tiraa jamaal jo mahfil men waqt-e-shaam Parvaana be-qaraar huaa sham.a jal ga.ee Uqbaa kee baaz-purs kaa jaataa raha khayaal Dunya kee lazzaton men tabee.at bahal ga.ee Hasrat bahut taraqqee-e-dukhtar kee thee unhen Parda jo uTh gaya to wo aakhir nikal ga.ee