ai asiran-e-tilism-e-shab-e-gham so jao
sham-e-ummid ki lo ho gai kam so jao

chand-taron ki chamak ho gai kam so jao
sarhad-e-subh mein hain shab ke qadam so jao

ab na jago kisi guzri hui shab ki yaado
tum ko hum jagne walon ki qasam so jao

bujh gai shama bhi parwane bhi dam tod chuke
un ke aane ki ab ummid hai kam so jao

dabdabai hui aankho tumhein ashkon ki qasam
khul na jae kahin ulfat ka bharam so jao

gham ke maron ko sukun milta hai maikhane mein
jao chhedo na hamein shaikh-e-haram so jao

dil dhadakne ki bhi aawaz hai sakit 'mahir'
ab nahin koi sharik-e-shab-e-gham so jao