der tak raat andhere mein jo main ne dekha
mujh se bichhde hue ek shakhs ka chehra ubhra

qasmen de de ke mere hathon ne mujh ko roka
main ne diwar se kal nam jab us ka khurcha

dekh kar us ko laga jaise kahin ho dekha
yaad bilkul nahin aaya mujhe ghanton socha

mom-batti ko galata raha dhire dhire
raat andhere ka mere kamre mein bahta lawa

kitne maghmum ghazalon ka bharam rakhta hai
narm kapde se tarasha hua kala burqa

qadr ab ho ki na ho zehn-e-rasa ki lekin
aa hi jata hai kabhi kaam ye khota sikka

sare din meri tarah jalta hai aur sham dhale
har-bun-e-mu se lipat jata hai mera saya

apne honton pe saja leta hun main jhuti hansi
apni palkon mein chhupa leta hun jalta dariya

man lo meri jo hai us pe qanaat kar lo
ab nahin utrega is duniya mein mann-o-salwa