na shabistan hai na ab sham-e-shabistan koi
ghar ka ye haal hai jaise ho bayaban koi

ban ke paikan rahe aisa nahin arman koi
ban ke arman rahe aisa nahin paikan koi

hai shab-e-wasl kahan hae ye kafir-andaz
ho raha hai meri chhedon se pareshan koi

jaan pad jae meri aarzu-e-murda mein
jhuta-sachcha lab-e-jaan-bakhsh se paiman koi

na uthun dil mein liye yaad-e-sitam hashr ke din
is ada se sar-e-turbat hai pasheman koi

kah gae nind gai raat ka aaram gaya
us ki taqdir jo ho aap ka mehman koi

sharar-e-sang se achchhi hai pari shishe ki
un buton ka na bane banda-e-ehsan koi

kisi jangal mein base ja ke gali se teri
nazar aata nahin ab chaak-e-gareban koi

jhankne ko idhar aai na kabhi baad-e-bahaar
jab se hum aae na aaya su-e-zindan koi

chhu gai gosha-e-daman se to chha jaegi
khak se meri bachae hue daman koi

ghair ke sar ki qasam hans ke dam-e-wada-e-wasl
ai main sadqe tere kya ye bhi hai aasan koi

gul kutar jae koi pa-e-hinai se zara
mere madfan ko bana jae gulistan koi

rahen sone mein laten zulfon ki yunhi rukh par
na hatae na chhue zulf-e-pareshan koi

baat rah jae meri us ke gunahgaron mein
na bache nama-e-amal se isyan koi

dukht-e-raz ko na ziyan di na kabhi tauba ki
ahd naseh se na paimane se paiman koi

le jabin ke koi bose na kahin sote mein
chun na le honthon se sab aap ke afshan koi

ubhre joban ke liye aap ko aakhir na mila
kham-e-gardan ke siwa aur nigahban koi

jo jalata hai mujhe us se ewaz lene ko
de de ek chand ka tukda shab-e-hijran koi

ghar ka kya zikr hai hum dil mein utha kar rakh len
hum ko mil jae jo chhota sa bayaban koi

aarsi aaina ab donon nazar se utre
dil-e-hairan hai koi dida-e-hairan koi

dur se kya nigah-e-shauq ne chheda hai unhen
apni zulfon ki tarah kyun hai pareshan koi

hashr ke roz rahe lutf-e-shab-e-wasl 'riyaz'
aaqibat ke liye ab chahiye saman koi