ajab si koi be-yaqin raat thi
kahin thoda din tha kahin raat thi

giraftar thi dard-e-zeh mein bahut
wo takhliq ki awwalin raat thi

thin chizen jahan shakl pane ke baad
wahin din bhi tha aur wahin raat thi

kahan thi ye jab tak ki zahir na thi
falak par ki zer-e-zamin raat thi

mere sath jo mere bistar mein thi
wo sab se zyaada hasin raat thi

nikalti thi jo raushni dekhne
kisi tera ghar ki makin raat thi

mile bhi to bikhre hue mah o sal
kahin din pada tha kahin raat thi

kisi khar manind chubhti rahi
ba-zahir badi makhmalin raat thi

tha naraaz din mere ek feal par
kisi baat par khashm-gin raat thi

zyaada hi gahri thi 'shahin' shafaq
badi der tak aatishin raat thi