afsurdagi-e-dard-e-faraqat hai sahar tak
ye sham to ek sham-e-qayamat hai sahar tak

koi to andheron mein ujalon ka sabab ho
mana ki charaghon ki haqiqat hai sahar tak

ab hum pe jo aai to kisi taur na guzri
sunte the shab-e-gham ki tawalat hai sahar tak

phir rakh bhi ho jaen to ho jaen bala se
aankhon ke hawalon ki zarurat hai sahar tak

jis raat khula mujh pe wo mahtab ki surat
wo raat sitaron ki amanat hai sahar tak

suraj pe hukumat hai yahan dida-waron ki
sinon ki sulagne ki ijazat hai sahar tak

gunjega har ek halqa-e-zanjir-e-asiran
khamoshi-e-zindan ki aziyyat hai sahar tak

ye raqs-e-bala saz-e-junun-khez pe 'azhar'
ye mahfil-e-hangama-e-wahshat hai sahar tak