shab-e-siyah pe wa raushni ka bab to ho magar ye shart hai koi sitara-yab to ho main harf ban ke teri ruh mein utar jaun mera sukhan teri mahfil mein baryab to ho sawad-e-shab ke safar mein sitara-war chalun tere jamal ki lau meri ham-rikab to ho kisi tarah to ghate dil ki be-qarari bhi chalo wo chashm nahin kam se kam sharab to ho asas-e-jism uthaun nae sire se magar ye sochta hun ki mitti meri kharab to ho wo 'aftab' lab-e-baam bhi utar aae magar kisi mein use dekhne ki tab to ho