kya shab-e-gham meri basar na hui
tum na aae to kya sahar na hui

sham-e-gham ki kabhi sahar na hui
jo dua ki wo kargar na hui

shab-e-furqat tawil thi jitni
aur koi raat is qadar na hui

thi nigah-e-karam raqibon par
umr bhar wo kabhi idhar na hui

kya kahun apni na-muradi-e-dil
ki mohabbat bhi mo'atabar na hui

meri barbaadiyon ke qisson par
kab zamane ki aankh tar na hui

shab-e-wada wo aa gae 'nazi'
shukr hai kuchh agar-magar na hui