har insan apne hone ki saza hai
bhare bazar mein tanha khada hai

nae darbanon ke pahre bithao
hujum-e-dard badhta ja raha hai

rahe hum hi jo har patthar ki zad mein
hamari sar-bulandi ki khata hai

mahakte gesuon ki raat guzri
sawa neze pe ab suraj khada hai

mere khwabon ki chikni sidhiyon par
na jaane kis ka but tuta pada hai

wo shole hon lahu ho hadse hon
meri hi zindagi par tabsira hai

teri zulfen to hain badnam yunhi
mujhe din ke ujalon ne dasa hai

chalo chupke se kuchh but aur rakh aaen
dar-e-kaba abhi shayad khula hai

utar kar to fasil-e-shab se dekho
sahar ne khud-kushi kar li suna hai

abhi taq-e-tasawwur par 'naimi'
charagh-e-lazzat-e-shab jal raha hai