jab samati hai raat andhere mein
un ki hoti hai baat andhere mein

un ke aaseb se bache rahna
jo lagate hain ghat andhere mein

waqt ne pichhe mujh ko chhod diya
rah gai meri zat andhere mein

meri har baat jhut par mabni
jis tarah teri baat andhere mein

sab ke sab hi siyah ho jaen
rang rakh do jo sat andhere mein

zindagi kya hai ek andhera hai
ho na jae wafat andhere mein

jaan kya hogi mere lafzon mein
hai qalam aur dawat andhere mein

kya ujala bhi de charagh mujhe
'shokh' jab hai hayat andhere mein