raat ajab aaseb-zada sa mausam tha
apna hona aur na hona mubham tha

ek gul-e-tanhai tha jo hamdam tha
khar o ghubar ka sarmaya bhi kam kam tha

aankh se kat kat jate the sare manzar
raat se rang-e-dida-e-hairan barham tha

jis aalam ko hu ka aalam kahte hain
wo aalam tha aur wo aalam paiham tha

khar khamida-sar the bagule be-awaz
sahra mein bhi aaj kasi ka matam tha

raushniyan atraf mein 'zehra' raushan thin
aaine mein aks hi tera maddham tha