gard mein at rahe hain ehsasat
dhime dhime baras rahi hai raat

jal utha ek charagh-e-sham to kya
bujh gae be-shumar imkanat

hae mazi ki dil-nashin yaaden
hae khunkhar bhediyon ki baraat

chyuntiyan jaise zehan par rengen
uf ye mere latif ehsasat

bhut ban kar mujhe daraati rahin
meri na-afrida takhliqat

kaun aaya mere taaqub mein
wahi fikr-o-khayal ke jinnat

dafatan kis ne qahqaha mara
ye andhere mein kaun hai mere sat

sarsar-e-shab kahan ki patton mein
karb-e-gham se karahti hai hayat

mujh se mujh ko na chhin kar le jae
shahzadi-e-kishwar-e-zulmat

subh jaga to yaad bhi na raha
raat thi chandni ki chandni raat

tuda-e-reg o nakhl-e-khushk-e-chinar
chhup gai kis ki ot mein barsat

ye darakht-e-kuhan lisan-ul-ghaib
aur ye shakh-e-khushk barg-e-nabaat

kya yahi hai 'rais'-amrohwi
ud ke aae hain dur se zarraat