ye tirgi-e-shab hi kuchh subh-taraaz aati
khud wada-e-farda ki chhati bhi dhadak jati

honton pe hansi paiham aate hue sharmati
ab raat nahin katti ab nind nahin aati

jo awwal o aakhir tha wo awwal o aakhir hai
main nala-ba-jaan uthta wo naghma-ba-saz aati

soz-e-shab-e-hijran phir soz-e-shab-e-hijran hai
shabnam ba-mizha uthti ya zulf-e-daraaz aati

ya-rab wo jawani bhi kya mahshar-e-arman thi
angdai bhi jab leti ek aankh jhapak jati

aaghaz-e-siyah-masti anjam-e-siyah-masti
aaine mein surat bhi aane ki qasam khati

sine mein 'majaz' ab tak wo jazba-e-kafir tha
taslis ki joinda wahdat ki qasam khati