chandni raat mein ek bar use dekha tha
chand se bar-sar-e-paikar use dekha tha

misl-e-khurshid numudar wo ab tak na hua
aakhiri bar sar-e-ghaar use dekha tha

main bhala kaise bayan karta sarapa us ka
shab-e-yalda pas-e-diwar use dekha tha

dil mein utri hi na thi raushni us manzar ki
awwalin bar to bekar use dekha tha

log kyun koh o bayaban mein use dhundte hain
main ne to bar-sar-e-bazar use dekha tha

us ne kya raat ko dekha tha ye malum nahin
main ne to naqsh-ba-diwar use dekha tha

us ki aankhon mein chamak khwab ki ye kaisi hai
raat bhar charkh ne bedar use dekha tha