dil hai mera charagh tera gham hai raushni
main phir bhi kah raha hun bahut kam hai raushni

pyase ko aab-e-did nahin zindagi se kam
tishna koi nazar mein ho zamzam hai raushni

itna qarib-e-jaan ho ki mahsus kar sakun
main kam-nazar hun aur bahut kam hai raushni

hamrah ja raha hai mere aaftab bhi
is raushni ke sath koi dam hai raushni

lipti hui ho kohr mein jaise kiran kiran
ye kaun ro raha hai ki pur-nam hai raushni

main ne wo khwab-gah bhi dekhi nasib se
suraj tawaf mein hai jahan kham hai raushni

'tahir' abhi to hijr ki guzri hai pahli raat
be-sudh charagh hain sabhi be-dam hai raushni