bagh mein jugnu chamakte hain jo pyare raat ko
yaad aate hain un aankhon ke ishaare raat ko

shubh hai tum ko kahan tute hain tare raat ko
dam-ba-dam aansu tapakte the hamare raat ko

tute tare saikdon yun qudsiyon ke dil hile
dard se jis waqt hum tum ko pukare raat ko

puri gardish aasman ne sham se ki ta-sahar
aaj main ne gin liye sare sitare raat ko

dhup nikli din ko chehre se hata li jab naqab
chandni phaili jahan kapde utare raat ko

saf karwat lene ki aawaz aai kan mein
su-e-dil jab jhuk ke hum tum ko pukare raat ko

zarron ko shabash din ko hain huzur-e-mahr-e-rukh
dekhiye chhup ke nikalte hain sitare raat ko

hijr ki muddat na hogi khatm sabit ho chuka
din ko zarre gin chuka main aur tare raat ko

ulfat-e-rukh mein hai wahshat yaad-e-gesu mein buka
din ko sahra mein hain dariya ke kinare raat ko

aa gai subh-e-qayamat aur main soya nahin
phir na aai nind tum jab se sidhaare raat ko

dil jigar lene phir aae subh ko kahte hue
rah gae bistar pe do moti hamare raat ko

munh pe zulf-e-zar-fishan hai mujh se hai rone ka hukm
chandni dekhi hai dariya ke kinare raat ko

aap aaraish bhi karte hain muafiq waqt ke
din ko munh dhoya gaya gesu sanware raat ko

dhundhte phirte hain dil ko subh se har-su 'rashid'
dil-ruba tha ek pahlu mein hamare raat ko