hijab koi nahin hai naqab koi nahin
meri khuli hui aankhon mein khwab koi nahin

hai bas sukun hi sukun iztirab koi nahin
is inqalab ke baad inqalab koi nahin

hayat-e-ishq mein ye waqfa-e-sukun kaisa
sawal koi nahin hai jawab koi nahin

jahan-e-ilm ka yaro ajib hai dastur
ki madrase to bahut hain nisab koi nahin

shab-e-siyah mein bhala kaun aane wala hai
koi nahin dil-e-khana-kharab koi nahin

talab ki rah mein har shakhs hai barabar ka
yahan sabhi hain samundar sarab koi nahin

shab-e-firaq kuchh is tarah mutmain hun 'ziya'
ki jaise dida-o-dil par azab koi nahin