aakhirash kaun hua nala-kunan aakhir-e-shab
chikh utha dard se har pir-o-jawan aakhir-e-shab

phir saji bazm chhalakne lage mina-o-ayagh
dafatan jag utha dard-e-nihan aakhir-e-shab

sham hi se jo andheron se rahi garm-e-sitez
bujh gai shama wahi de ke dhuan aakhir-e-shab

aasman kanp utha aur zamin tharrai
qissa-e-gham jo kiya hum ne bayan aakhir-e-shab

pahlu-e-dard se ek aah-e-sharar-bar uthi
chashm-e-khunab hui shoala-fishan aakhir-e-shab

band darwaze pe di baad-e-saba ne dastak
tere aane ka hua dil ko guman aakhir-e-shab

kulfat-e-hijr ka qissa bada tulani tha
hum sunate bhi to sunta wo kahan aakhir-e-shab

mere ham-dam mere dam-saz meri jaan-e-hayat
yun mujhe chhod ke jate ho kahan aakhir-e-shab

jalwa-gar kaun hua mere shabistan mein 'niyaz'
jhum utha wajd mein har kaun-o-makan aakhir-e-shab