vasl ki shab bhi khafaa wo but e magruur raha
— Ameer Minai
Vasl kee shab bhee khafaa wo but-e-maghroor raha
Hausla dil kaa jo thaa dil men ba-dastoor raha
'umr-e-rafta ke talaf hone kaa aayaa to khayaal
Lekin ik dam kee talaafee kaa na maqdoor raha
Jam' kis din na hue mausam-e-gul men mai-kash
Roz hangaama tah-e-saaya-e-angoor raha
Gardish-e-bakht kahaan se hamen laa.ee hai kahaan
Manzilon vaadee-e-ghurbat se vatan duur raha
Raast-baazee kar agar naamvaree hai darkaar
Daar se khalq men awaaz-e-mansoor raha
Wo to hai charkh chahaarum pe ye pach mohalle par
Sach hai 'iisaa se bhee baalaa tiraa mazdoor raha
Fasl-e-gul aa.ee ga.ee sehn-e-chaman men sau baar
Apne sar men thaa jo sauda wo ba-dastoor raha
Jalva-e-barq-e-tajallee nazar aayaa na kabhee
Muddaton jaa ke vahaan men shajar-e-toor raha
Zulf o rukh donon hain jaane se javaanee ke kharaab
Mushk wo mushk na kaafoor wo kaafoor raha
Ghol-e-sahraa ne miraa saath na chhoDaa shab bhar
Le ke mash'al kabhee nazdeek kabhee duur raha
Ham bhee maujood the kal mahfil-e-jaanaan men 'ameer'
Raat ko der talak aap kaa mazkoor raha