hamare darmiyan ahd-e-shab-e-mahtab zinda hai
hawa chupke se kahti hai abhi ek khwab zinda hai

ye kis ki narm khushbu hai meri shab ki haweli mein
ye kaisa raqs-e-masti ai dil-e-betab zinda hai

kahan wo sanwli shamen kahan wo reshmi baaten
magar ek lams-e-hairan ka abhi zarnab zinda hai

abhi tak paniyon mein surmai sae utarte hain
abhi tak dhadkanon mein dard ki mizrab zinda hai

siraat-e-ishq hai aur hijr ki tanha masafat hai
wahi hai tishnagi phir bhi fareb-e-ab zinda hai