jalta charagh raat ki chaukhat pe chhod kar
hum aasman se lae hain ek subh tod kar

jaane meri kitab se kaise nikal gae
rakkhe the us ki yaad ke safhat mod kar

shayad hamare wasl ki surat nikal pade
dekhenge aaj hath ki satron ko jod kar

gum ho gae hain surmagin almariyon ke khwab
aaya tha koi raat ke talon ko tod kar

ek umr hum ne war di gham ki sabil par
ek bund-e-ishq pa liya duniya nichod kar

rahte hain hum to aaj bhi wahshat ke aas-pas
han han wahi makan hai do galiyan chhod kar