aansuon mein kabhi dhali hai raat
dard ban ke kabhi uthi hai raat

koi suraj kahin se aa jae
kitni viran ho gai hai raat

subh se ham-kalam hone ko
zina zina utar rahi hai raat

phir ujalon ka khun hua shayad
qatl-gahon mein bat gai hai raat

dil mein kohram kam na hoga 'asar'
tum bhi so jao so gai hai raat