shab ke khilaf barsar-e-paikar kab hue
hum log raushni ke talabgar kab hue

khushbu ki ghat mein hain shikari hawaon ke
jhonke magar kisi se giraftar kab hue

tabir ki ruton ne badan zard kar diye
phir bhi ye log khwab se bedar kab hue

tale laga liye hain khud apni zaban par
kya baat hai tum itne samajhdar kab hue

ye ahd apni ruh mein ahd-e-firaq hai
hum matla-e-sukhan pe numudar kab hue

khilat wasul karte hue sar utha liya
ruswa 'najib' hum sar-e-darbar kab hue