kal raat jagmagata hua chand dekh kar
sae nikal pade the badan se idhar udhar

darwaza band kar ke bahut khush hua tha main
kothe phalangne lagin ruswaiyan magar

main dubne gaya to kinara pukar utha
ye khwab to nahin hai pa sahab idhar kidhar

matam bhi ho hi jaega mar ke to dekhiye
itne bahut se log hain itne bahut se ghar

'alwi' ghazal to kahne chale ho nai magar
rakh do na tum khayal ke bakhiye adhed kar