raat teri meri aarzuon ka maskan ye raat ghur kali siyah baadalon se ati tere mere gunahon sawabon sawalon jawabon se aari ye raat khun ki hiddaton mein dahakti hui sare khwabon ka indhan banati hui ratjagon ki chita jo teri meri aankhon mein bhadki bhadak ke bujhi sari umron ke dukh aati jati har ek sans mein hain sambhaale hue sans jo aas ki dosti ko bhula bhi chuki dhire dhire simatti hui kin yugon par nazar ko jamae hue barf hone lagi raat wade sabhi asal ke jo na pure hue kyun kiye kor aankhen bhikari bani hain mujassam sawali bani hain khamoshi ka kasa liye wasl ki rezgari ke hain muntazir chhan chhanan koi aawaz koi bhi khushiyon ke sakun se labrez aawaz aankhen sunin kaise lekin sunin surmai sham apna labaada badal bhi chuki raat aai ye doli nahin kuchh janaze uthae hue sare wade bhulae hue shahr-e-afsos ek matam lahu ki rawani mein hai rakh hi rakh aankhon ke pani mein hai