chand us raat bhi nikla tha magar us ka wajud
itna khun-rang tha jaise kisi masum ki lash

tare us raat bhi chamke the magar is dhab se
jaise kat jae koi jism-e-hasin qash-ba-qash

itni bechain thi us raat mahak phulon ki
jaise man jis ko ho khoe hue bachche ki talash

ped chikh uthte the amwaj-e-hawa ki zad mein
nok-e-shamshir ki manind thi jhonkon ki talash