aah jis waqt sar uthati hai
arsh par barchhiyan chalati hai

naz-bardaar-e-lab hai jaan jab se
tere khat ki khabar ko pati hai

ai shab-e-hijr rast kah tujh ko
baat kuchh subh ki bhi aati hai

chashm-e-bad-dur-chasm-e-tar ai 'mir'
aankhen tufan ko dikhati hai