aa ja andheri raaten tanha bita chuka hun
shamen jahan na jaltin aankhen jala chuka hun

khurshid-e-sham-e-rafta laute to us se puchhun
main zindagi ki kitni subhen ganwa chuka hun

ummid-o-bim-e-shab ne ye bhi bhula diya hai
kitne diye jalae kitne bujha chuka hun

main baz-gasht-e-dil hun paiham shikast-e-dil hun
wo aazma raha hun jo aazma chuka hun

ye shab bujhi bujhi hai shayad ki aakhiri hai
ai subh-e-dard tere nazdik aa chuka hun

mujh ko fareb mat de ai mausam-e-bahaaran
aise kai shagufe main bhi khila chuka hun

suraj tulua hon ya suraj ghurub 'sahba'
shab-ha-e-gham ke parde khud par gira chuka hun