tujhe qasam hai saaqiyaa sharaab laa sharaab de
uThaa subuu nazar milaa sharaab laa sharaab de 

[subuu = glass/cup] 

har ek aisa jaam ho ke jis pe teraa naam ho
tuu apane naam kii pilaa sharaab laa sharaab de 

na dil me.n ko_ii Gam rahe na merii aa.Nkh nam rahe
har ek dard ko miTaa sharaab laa sharaab de 

bahut hasiin raat hai teraa hasiin saath hai
nashe me.n kuchh nashaa milaa sharaab laa sharaab de 

suruur hai Khumaar hai bahaar hii bahaar hai
magar zara ai dil_ruba sharaab laa sharaab de

naaz thaa Khud par magar aisaa na thaa
aa_iine me.n jab talak dekhaa na thaa 

shahar kii maharuumiyaa.N mat puuchhiye
bhii.D thii par ko_ii bhii apanaa na thaa 

manzile.n aavaaz detii rah ga_ii.n
ham pahu.Nch jaate magar rastaa na thaa 

itanii dil_kash thii kahaa.N ye zindagii
ham ne jab tak aap ko chaahaa na thaa 

muhabbat ke saaGar chhalakane lage hai.n
vo dil ban ke dil me.n dha.Dakane lage hai.n 

ye kaisii vafaao.n kii ritu aa ga_ii hai
Khayaalo.n me.n ek beKhudii chhaa ga_ii hai
qadam zindagii ke bahakane lage hai.n 

umango.n ke phuulo.n se daaman bharaa hai
meraa Khvaab kaise haqiiqat banaa hai
nigaaho.n me.n juganuu jhamakane lage hai.n 

sitaaro.n se aage hai duniyaa vafaa kii
magar ham ne kii hai tamannaa vafaa kii
jahaa.N aaj hairat se takane lage hai.n 

merii aa.Nkho.n me.n dekh ke taare sitaare saare sharmaa gaye
par sajanii ne haal na puuchhaa aur samajhaane sab aa gaye 

din suune hai.n raate.n viiraan ik ik lamhaa aaj pareshaa.N
terii yaad ke kaale saaye shabo.n par bhii ab chhaa gaye 

aah bhii ab kuchh kaam na aaye pyaas ba.Dhe aur jaam na aaye
aisii priit kii riit nibhaa ke sanam ham pachhataa gaye 

kuchh duur hamaare saath chalo ham dil kii kahaanii kah de.nge
samajhe na jise tum aa.Nkho.n se vo baat zubaanii kah de.nge

jo pyaar kare.nge jaane.nge har baat hamaarii maane.nge
jo Khud na jale ho.n ulfat me.n vo aag ko paanii kah de.nge

jab pyaas javaa.N ho jaayegii ehasaas kii manzil paayegii
Khaamosh rahe.nge aur tumhe.n ham apanii kahaanii kah de.nge

is dil me.n zaraa tum baiTho to kuchh haal hamaaraa puuchho to
ham saadaa dil hai.n ’Ashk’ magar har baat puraanii kah de.nge

kisii ne jo dil kii kahaanii sunaa_ii
tumhaarii muhabbat bahut yaad aa_ii 

chaman me.n jo ko_ii kalii muskaa_ii
tumhaarii muhabbat bahut yaad aa_ii 

kahii.n ko_ii Khushbu kaa jho.Nkaa jo aayaa
to aisaa lagaa jaise tum aa gaye ho
har aahaT tumhaaraa hii paiGaam laaye
tumhaarii muhabbat bahut yaad aa_ii 

meraa ek pal aaj kal ek sadii hai
kahaa.N vo mausam suhaane suhaane
kahaa.N pyaarii pyaarii tumhaarii vo baate.n
merii jaan lene lagii hai judaa_ii 

bataao kahaa.N aake tum ko pukaare.n
nazar har taraf bas tumhe.n Dhuu.NDhatii hai 

chale aao viiraan raahe.n sajaa do
merii har tamannaa javaa.N ho rahii hai
milo tum to mil jaaye saarii Khudaa_ii
tumharii muhabbat bahut yaad aa_ii 

jab merii haqiiqat jaa jaa kar un ko sunaa_ii logo.n ne
kuchh sach bhii kahaa kuchh jhuuTh kahaa kuchh baat banaa_ii logo.n ne 

Dhaaye.N hai.n hameshaa zulm-o-sitam duniyaa ne muhabaat vaalo.n par
do dil ko kabhii milane na diyaa diivaar uThaa_ii logo.n ne 

aa.Nkho.n se na aa.Nsuu po.nch sake ho.nTho.n pe Khushii dekhii na ga_ii
aabaad jo dekhaa ghar meraa to aag lagaa_ii logo.n ne 

tanhaa_ii kaa saathii mil na sakaa rusvaa_ii me.n shaamil shahar huaa
pahale to meraa dil to.D diyaa phir iid manaa_ii logo.n ne 

is daur me.n jiinaa mushkil hai ai ’Ashk’ ko_ii aasaa.N nahii.n
har ik qadam par marane kii ab rasm chalaa_ii logo.n ne

ek nazar dekh ke ham jaan gaye
aap kyaa chiiz hai.n pahachaan gaye 

phir bhii zindaa huu.N ajab baat ye hai
kab se vo leke merii jaan gaye 

tum jo aaye the merii mahafil me.n
dil gaye haath se imaan gaye 

jis raah par farishte na pahu.Nche
us jagah aaj se insaan gaye 

bahut hasii.n hai meraa dil_rubaa na ho jaaye
merii nazar me.n vo kaafir Khudaa na ho jaaye

tamaam shahar me.n merii vafaa kii Khushbuu hai
puraanaa zaKhm kisii kaa haraa na ho jaaye

na jaane kitane baras baad vo milaa hai mujhe
hai Dar yahii ki vo phir se judaa na ho jaaye

mai.n us se TuuT ke milataa huu.N jab bhii milataa huu.N
ye meraa milanaa kahii.n haadasaa na ho jaaye

us shaam vo ruKhsat kaa samaa.N yaad rahegaa
vo shahar vo kuuchaa vo makaa.N yaad rahegaa 

vo Tiis ki ubharii thii idhar yaad rahegii
vo dard ke uThaa thaa yahaa.N yaad rahegaa 

ham shauq ke shole kii lapak bhuul jaaye.nge
vo shamaa-e-fasurdaa kaa dhuaa.N yaad rahegaa 

kuchh miir ke abyaat the kuchh faiz ke misare
ik dard kaa thaa jin me.n bayaa.N yaad rahegaa 

jaa.N baKhsh sii thii us gul_barg kii taraavaat
vo lams-e-aziiz-e-do-jahaa.N yaad rahegaa 

ham bhuul sake hai.n na tujhe bhuul sake.nge
tuu yaad rahegaa hame.n haa.N yaad rahegaa