ek mahak rauzan-ba-rauzan sha'iri karti rahi
raat ki rani hama-tan sha'iri karti rahi

ek taraf thi nim-shab aur ek taraf shauq-e-visal
hont chup the aur dhadkan sha'iri karti rahi

main raha khamosh jis ki parda-dari ke liye
tod kar wo sare bandhan sha'iri karti rahi

chup rahi sahrai surma dal kar chashm-e-falak
aankh meri sara sawan sha'iri karti rahi

raat-bhar pite rahe hum ta-sahar sunte rahe
saghar-o-mina ki khan-khan sha'iri karti rahi

aankh mein aansu bhi the aur panw mein ghunghru bhi the
ek rim-jhim ek chhan-chhan sha'iri karti rahi

raat-bhar sunte rahe ‘shiraaz-sagar' ki ghazal
ek tariki bhi raushan sha'iri karti rahi