marmarin chand ki lau machalti rahi raat dhalti rahi dil bahalta raha jaan sanbhalti rahi raat dhalti rahi hum musafir the aur thi sharik-e-safar ek hawa-e-khunuk bastiyon mein kahin aag jalti rahi raat dhalti rahi shahr-e-imkan mein main tere dhyan mein jis taraf bhi gaya ajnabi dhun mere sath chalti rahi raat dhalti rahi sahil-e-yaad par main raha jagta so saka bhi to kya be-sukun lahr karwat badalti rahi raat dhalti rahi umr ke taq mein ek daricha khula raushni se dhula sham-e-ehsas kuchh pal pighalti rahi raat dhalti rahi shakh-e-gul par kahin os padti rahi aansuon ki tarah os padti rahi shakh jalti rahi raat dhalti rahi shab sitara thi lekin dhuan ho gai be-aman ho gai muntazir aankh mein nind talti rahi raat dhalti rahi kis ishaare pe raqqasa-e-zindagi pa-ba-jaulan hui raqs karti rahi khun ugalti rahi raat dhalti rahi dhire dhire 'kafil' aakhirash kat gaya rasta rat-jaga yunhi chalta raha raat dhalti rahi raat dhalti rahi