raat ko pahlu mein ek taswir raushan ho gai
khwab to dekha nahin tabir raushan ho gai

us but-e-kafir ko jo dekha bahut nazdik se
naqsh-gar ki shokhi-e-tahrir raushan ho gai

dasht-e-wahshat mein ghubar-e-naqa-e-laila to hai
hasrat ai pa-e-junun zanjir raushan ho gai

zakhm-e-naumidi charaghan kar rahe hain zist mein
dagh kya raushan hue taqdir raushan ho gai

us ki aankhon mein umad aaya sitaron ka hujum
gul-kade mein shauq ki tanwir raushan ho gai

aarzuen sab shikasta khwab sare munhadim
mere ghar mein raunaq-e-tamir raushan ho gai

saz-e-dil-dari pe naghma-zan hui sham-e-visal
mauj-e-gul ki khubi-e-taqrir raushan ho gai

raqs farmane lage sab ranj-o-gham soz-o-alam
sham-e-mina jal uthi tasir raushan ho gai

umr-e-zindan mein guzari par 'nadim' itna to hai
mashal-e-khurshid se zanjir raushan ho gai