sagar mein tera aqas hai ajj meh-we-raqs
bottle sharab pe ke idher jhoomta hoon mein
ik tarah woh zindage ke saaz per hai meh-we-raqs
ik tarah mein gham ki mehfil mein sarapa geet hoon
mein sardar alam raqs kinan hoon aise
jis tarah shakh ki soli per gul tar nache
raat yun chand ko dekha hai nadi mein raqsan
jaise jhoomar tere mathe per hila kerta hai
kuin mubtilae gham ho bhala be-sabab koi
aae aadmi ki zaat khushi hai tu raqs ker
raqs mein hai zindage aur josh mein hai dil ka saaz
koun hai jo ajj yeh mae ki jaga sagar mein hai
mughe nafrat nahi hai pa-zeb ki jhankar se laiken
abhi taab nishat raqs mehfil la nahi sakta mein
kuch uth ker pagalon ki tarah ho gaye raqsan
kuch kehte rahe raasta hamwar nahi hai mera