1 ye sham ek aaina-e-nil-gun ye nam ye mahak ye manzaron ki jhalak khet bagh dariya ganw wo kuchh sulagte hue kuchh sulagne wale alaw siyahiyon ka dabe-panw aasman se nuzul laton ko khol de jis tarah sham ki dewi purane waqt ke bargad ki ye udas jataen qarib o dur ye go dhul ki ubharti ghataen ye kaenat ka thahrao ye athah sukut ye nim-tirah faza roz-e-garm ka tabut dhuan dhuan si zamin hai ghula ghula sa falak 2 ye chandni ye hawaen ye shakh-e-gul ki lachak ye daur-e-baada ye saz-e-khamosh fitrat ke sunai dene lagi jagmagate sinon mein dilon ke nazuk o shaffaf aabginon mein tere khayal ki padti hui kiran ki khanak 3 ye raat chhanti hawaon ki sondhi sondhi mahak ye khet karti hui chandni ki narm damak sugandh raat ki rani ki jab machalti hai faza mein ruh-e-tarab karwaten badalti hai ye rup sar se qadam tak hasin jaise gunah ye aarizon ki damak ye fusun-e-chashm-e-siyah ye dhaj na de jo ajanta ki sanaton ko panah ye sina pad hi gai dew lok ki bhi nigah ye sar-zamin se aakash ki parastish-gah utarte hain teri aarti sitara o mah sajal badan ki bayan kis tarah ho kaifiyyat saraswati ke bajate hue sitar ki gat jamal-e-yar tere gulsitan ki rah rah ke jabin-e-naz teri kahkashan ki rah rah ke dilon mein aaina-dar-aina suhani jhalak 4 ye chhab ye rup ye joban ye saj ye dhaj ye lahak chamakte taron ki kirnon ki narm narm phuwar ye rasmasate badan ka uthan aur ye ubhaar faza ke aaina mein jaise lahlahae bahaar ye be-qarar ye be-ikhtiyar josh-e-numud ki jaise nur ka fawwara ho shafaq-alud ye jalwe paikar-e-shab-tab ke ye bazm-e-shohud ye mastiyan ki mai-e-saf-o-durd sab be-bud khajil ho lal-e-yaman uzw uzw ki wo dalak 5 bas ek sitara-e-shingaraf ki jabin pe jhamak wo chaal jis se labaalab gulabiyan chhalken sakun-numa kham-e-abru ye adh-khulin palken har ek nigah se aiman ki bijliyan lapken ye aankh jis mein kai aasman dikhai paden uda den hosh wo kanon ki sada sada lawen ghataen wajd mein aaen ye gesuon ki latak 6 ye kaif-o-rang-e-nazara ye bijliyon ki lapak ki jaise krishn se radha ki aankh ishaare kare wo shokh ishaare ki rabbaniyat bhi jae jhapak jamal sar se qadam tak tamam shoala hai sukun jumbish o ram tak tamam shoala hai magar wo shoala ki aankhon mein dal de thandak 7 ye raat nind mein dube hue se hain dipak faza mein bujh gae ud ud ke jugnuon ke sharar kuchh aur taron ki aankhon ka badh chala hai khumar fasurda chhitki hui chandni ka dhundla ghubar ye bhigi bhigi udahat ye bhiga bhiga nur ki jaise chashma-e-zulmat mein jale kafur ye dhalti raat sitaron ke qalb ka ye gudaz khunuk faza mein tera shabnami tabassum-e-naz jhalak jamal ki tabir khwab aaina-saz jahan se jism ko dekhen tamam naz-o-niyaz jahan nigah thahar jae raaz-andar-raaz sukut-e-nim-shabi lahlahe badan ka nikhaar ki jaise nind ki wadi mein jagta sansar hai bazm-e-mah ki parchhaiyon ki basti hai faza ki ot se wo khamushi barasti hai ki bund bund se paida ho gosh o dil mein khanak 8 kisi khayal mein hai gharq chandni ki chamak hawaen nind ke kheton se jaise aati hon hayat o maut mein sargoshiyan si hoti hain karodon sal ke jage sitare nam-dida siyah gesuon ke sanp nim-khwabida ye pichhli raat ye rag rag mein narm narm kasak