Tavern

kahan mai-khane ka darvaza ghalib aur kahan vaiz par itna jaante hain kal vo jaata tha ki ham nikle...

is adab-gah kun tun masjid-e-jaame mat buujh shaikh be-bak na ja gosha-e-mai-khane mein...

haaye re wo madh-bhari aankhein 'khumar' mai-kade veeran nazar aaye hain...

rang badla phir hawa ka mai-kashon ke din phire phir chali baad-e-saba phir mai-kade ka dar khula...

door se aaye the saqi sun ke mai-khane ko ham bas taraste hi chale afsos paimane ko ham...

mai bhi hai meena bhi hai saghar bhi hai saqi nahin dil mein aata hai laga dein aag mai-khane ko ham...

wo mai-kade mein halawat hai rind-e-mai-kash ko jo khanqah mein hai parsa ko aish-o-tarab...

jab kisi raat kabhi baith ke mai-khane mein khud ko baantega to dega mira hissa mujh ko...