bastiyan ho gain benam-o-nishan raaton-raat
aise tufan bhi aae hain yahan raaton-raat

ji mein aata hai ki tabir tujhi se puchhen
ho gaya khwab tera jism-e-jawan raaton-raat

sham hangama tha khushiyan thin hasin chehre the
kho gai mahfil-e-ahbab kahan raaton-raat

husn jalta raha shamon ki tapan khalwat mein
ho gai mashal-e-mahtab dhuan raaton-raat

ek jahangir khamoshi ki rajaz-khwani hai
ho gaya kya ye mere ghar ka saman raaton-raat

kaun in kaliyon ki qismat pe na roe 'khatir'
jin ko kar deti hai taqdir jawan raaton-raat