Na Chhed Zaahid-e-nadaan Sharab Peene De

Na chhed zaahid-e-nadaan sharab peene de,
Sharab peene de khana-kharab peene de,

Abhi se apni nasihat ka zahar de na mujhe,
Abhi to peene de aur be-hisaab peene de,

Main jaanta hun chhalakta hua gunah hai ye,
Tu is gunah ko be-ehtisaab peene de,

Phir aisa waqt kahaan hum kahaan sharab kahaan,
Tilism-e-dahr hai naqsh-e-bar-aab peene de,

Mere dimagh ki duniya ka aaftab hai ye,
Mila ke barf mein ye aaftab peene de,

Kisi haseena ke boso'n ke qaabil ab na rahe,
To in labo'n se hamesha sharab peene de,

Samajh ke us ko ghafoor-ur-raheem peeta hun,
Na chhed zikr-e-azaab-o-sawaab peene de,

Jo rooh ho chuki ek baar daagh-daar meri,
To aur hone de lekin sharab peene de,

Sharab-khane mein ye shor kyun machaya hai,
Khamosh 'Akhtar'-e-khana-kharab, peene de.!!

"Akhtar Shirani"
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Zaahid-e-nadaan = ignorant preacher,
Be-ehtisaab = uninhibited,