main kisi ki raat ka tanha charagh
itna sunna tha ki phir mahka charagh

taq-e-jaan ki gul hui afsurdagi
aas ne ummid ka rakkha charagh

andarun-e-zat tak khulta hua
jism ke jangal mein ek ugta charagh

do sitare jad ke yakja ho gae
aakhir-e-shab dub kar ubhra charagh

khwab mein donon ne dekhi raushni
nind mein mil bant kar dhunda charagh

tirgi ke daere mein rakh gaya
ek saya aa ke phir jalta charagh

sahilon ki nazar kar aai hawa
minnaton ka ek man-chaha charagh

lo koi tajsim kar paya kahan
mom ban kar raat-bhar pighla charagh

nim-wa aankhon se mujh ko dekh kar
gul hua jata hai ek budha charagh