piinaa nahin haraam hai zahr e wafa ki shart
— Khalilur Rahman Azmi
Piinaa nahin haraam, hai zahr-e-wafa kee shart
Aao uThaa den aaj mai-e-jaan-fazaa kee shart
Shoreedgi-e-sar ke liye sang-e-dar kee qaid
Zanjeer-e-gham ke vaaste zulf-e-dotaa kee shart
Ho dopahar kee dhoop to palkon ke saa.ebaan
Raaten guzaarnee hon to kaalee balaa kee shart
Ye kya zaroor ho mizha-e-ishq khoon-fishaan
Kyuun dast-e-naaz ke liye rang-e-hinaa kee shart
Har dil-figaar ke liye kyuun chaak-e-pairahan
Har dil-navaaz ke liye band-e-qabaa kee shart
Kya farz hai ki ham bhee banen qais-e-aamiree
Raah-e-junoon men kyuun ho kisee naqsh-e-paa kee shart
Kyuun dil ke toDne ko kahen rasm-e-dilbaree
Kyuun ho kisee se waada-e-sabr-aazmaa kee shart
Kyuun ho kisee ko koocha-e-qaatil kee justujoo
Kyuun imtihaan ke vaaste tegh-e-jafaa kee shart
Kyuun zindagee ko jabr-e-musalsal kaa naam den
Kyuun aarzoo-e-maut ko dast-e-duaa kee shart
Kyuun har ghaDee zabaan pe ho jurm-o-sazaa kaa zikr
Kyuun har amal kee fikr men khauf-e-khuda kee shart
Ham ne khud apne-aap zamaane kee sair kee
Ham ne qubool kee na kisee rahnumaa kee shart