gunjta hai nala-e-mahtab aadhi raat ko
tut jate hain suhane khwab aadhi raat ko

bhagte sayon ki chikhen tutte taron ka shor
main hun aur ek mahshar-e-be-khwab aadhi raat ko

sham hi se bazm-e-anjum nashsha-e-ghaflat mein thi
chand ne bhi pi liya zahrab aadhi raat ko

ek shikasta khwab ki kadiyan milane aae hain
der se bichhde hue ahbab aadhi raat ko

daulat-e-ehsas-e-gham ki itni arzani hui
nind si shai ho gai nayab aadhi raat ko