Bad-talai Ka Ilaj Kya Ho

bad-talai ka ilaj kya ho

aazar bhi ho to la-dawa ho

aaine ki shakl KHud-numai ho

be-did ho surat-ashna ho

husn-e-namkin ko le ke chaTen

jab apni hi zist be-maza ho

ai dard-e-firaq ke marizon

gharra lage is tarah karaho

mahram ke jo band khol de yar

bangla mere haq mein dil-kusha ho

kya hai mujhe dete ho gilauri

chune mein kahin na sankhiya ho

dekhe na mizha ki sozan aise

se we jo kisi ka dil phaTa ho

qazi ko jo rind kuchh chaTa den

masjid ki baghal mein mai-kada ho

paya na mizaj mar miTe hum

kya jaaniye kis ke aashna ho

maghrur ho apne husn par yar

kya gham koi KHush ho ya KHafa ho

yar aae jo mere ghar murad aae

jagen jo nasib rat-jaga ho

sae se tumhaare bach ke chaliye

diwana banane ko bala ho

mashal na sawari mein rahe sana

ghoDa na kahin charagh-pa ho

wo chaal chalo ki dil ho tasKHir

hub ka tawiz naqsh-e-pa ho

chahun jo falak se farsh-e-matam

TuTa bhi na guhar mein na boriya ho

phir meri taraf phira wo qatil

tasma na kahin laga raha ho

jo ek kahoge do sunoge

parwah nahin KHush ho ya KHafa ho

mumtaz hain kushtagan-e-mashuq

hai ain karam agar jafa ho

wo meri jo boTiyan uDain

jarjis ka martaba ata ho

dam nikle hujum-e-gham mein kyun kar

kuchh bhiD chhaTe to rasta ho

duniya se uThe mariz-e-furqat

ai dar-e-masih tu asa ho

sabze mein chah-e-zaqan hai KHas-posh

aisa na ho KHizr se dagha ho

hum zaKHm-e-jigar nahin dikhate

aankhen na churao KHush-nigaho

pesh aao har ek se aaina-dar

begana ho ya ki aashna ho

sikho ye tariq-e-adamiyat

jo chaal chalo use nibaho

talwar abru ki wo KHaridi

jo muft sar apna bechta ho

chamke jo sitara-e-bulandi

taus-e-falak mujhe huma ho

ai 'bahr' nahin hai un talawwun tel

maftun na kisi ke KHal ka ho