badhti jati hai khayalon ki thakan aakhir-e-shab
tutne lagte hain yaadon ke badan aakhir-e-shab

sari duniya hai siyahi ke samundar ki tarah
chhin li waqt ne ek ek kiran aakhir-e-shab

raushni ban ke dabe panw chala aata hai
un darichon se tera sanwala-pan aakhir-e-shab

thak ke baithi hai kahin dur musafir ki tarah
mere khwabon se meri subh-e-chaman aakhir-e-shab

har bun-e-mu se chhalakne lagi yaadon ki sharab
aur gulnar hua tera badan aakhir-e-shab

ek ek khwab yahin dafn hua hai 'saqib'
dekhna sog mein hai arz-e-dakan aakhir-e-shab