kahte hain log ye ki badi dil-nashin hai sham
lekin mujhe ye lagta hai andoh-gin hai sham

ye ek chhalawa hai ki pahadon ki aag hai
wahm-o-guman ki shakl mein jaise yaqin hai sham

kya us ko dhundte ho khalaon ke darmiyan
tum apne dil mein khoj ke dekho yahin hai sham

ye kaisi machhliyan hain chamakti hain raat bhar
ye jhil hai ki ek nigah-e-hasin hai sham

donon ka wasl ho to shafaq-rang ho ye dil
hai raat aasman to goya zamin hai sham

din ka gunah raat ke sar aa gaya hai kyun?
kya shab ki be-gunahi ki shahid nahin hai sham?

ye to badal chuki hai 'karamat' hawa ka rukh
kaise kahun ki waqt ke zer-e-nagin hai sham