ek ek kar ke so gae gham-khwar raat ko
ye harf-e-nur hi rahe bedar raat ko

din ko ye barg-o-shakh khamoshi ki barf hain
dekho to in ki garmi-e-guftar raat ko

ek roz us ke gesu-e-mushkin ko chhu liya
ugte hain aas-pas saman-zar raat ko

mumkin kahan ki so sakun pal-bhar ke waste
hota hai kya se kya pas-e-diwar raat ko

din ko thapede maujon ke kha kha ke so gae
ek lams-e-mah se hue bedar raat ko

un ko haqir sae samajh ke na tal do
phirte hain raushni ke talab-gar raat ko