raat kitni sahir hai
gard se ate chehre

badh ke tham leti hai
apne narm hathon mein

din ka shor kanon se
phike manzar aankhon se

chun ke phenk deti hai
be-karan andheron mein

muzmahil thake-mande
ladkhadate jismon ko

badh ke tham leti hai
raat apni banhon mein

raat kitni mahir hai
jabr aur mashaqqat ki

sakhtiyan bhulane mein
dosti nibhane mein

be-sukun zehnon ko
loriyan sunane mein

jagne sulane mein
raat kitni mahir hai

raat kitni behis hai
us ki aastinon mein

kitne sanp palte hain
ta-sahar gunahon ke

kaise daur chalte hain
raat jaise gungi hai

dekhti hai sara kuchh
aur kuchh nahin kahti

raat jaise bahri hai
siskiyan nahin sunti

hausla nahin deti
jin ki kashtiyon ko gham

zabt ke jazire par
therne nahin deta

jin ko bar-e-bad-bakhti
zist ke samundar mein

tairne nahin deta
reg-e-sahil-e-shab par

kaise sar patakhte hain
raat jaise andhi hai

aasra nahin deti
dost hi nahin banti

raat kitni behis hai