chaman mein subh ye kahti thi ho kar chashm-e-tar shabnam
bahaar-e-bagh go yun hi rahi lekin kidhar shabnam

araq ki bund us ki zulf se rukhsar par tapki
tajjub ki hai jagah ye padi khurshid par shabnam

hamein to bagh tujh bin khana-e-matam nazar aaya
idhar gul phadte the jaib roti thi udhar shabnam

kare hai kuchh se kuchh tasir-e-sohbat saf tabaon ki
hui aatish se gul ki baithte rashk-e-sharar shabnam

bhala tuk subh hone do ise bhi dekh lewenge
kisi aashiq ke rone se nahin rakhti khabar shabnam

nahin asbab kuchh lazim subuksaron ke uthne ko
gai ud dekhte apne baghair-az-baal-o-par shabnam

na paya jo gaya is bagh se hargiz suragh us ka
na palti phir saba idhar na phir aai nazar shabnam

na samjha 'dard' hum ne bhed yan ki shadi o gham ka
sahar khandan hai kyun roti hai kis ko yaad kar shabnam