palkon pe the para-e-jigar raat
hum aankhon mein le gae basar raat

ek din to wafa bhi karte wada
guzri hai umid-war har raat

mukhde se uthain un ne zulfen
jaana bhi na hum gai kidhar raat

tu pas nahin hua to rote
rah rah gai hai pahar pahar raat

kya din the ki khun tha jigar mein
ro uthte the baith dopahar raat

wan tum to banate hi rahe zulf
aashiq ki bhi yan gai guzar raat

saqi ke jo aane ki khabar thi
guzri hamein sari be-khabar raat

kya soz-e-jigar kahun main hamdam
aaya jo sukhan zaban par raat

sohbat ye rahi ki sham-rawi
le sham se ta-dam-e-sahar raat

khulti hai jab aankh shab ko tujh bin
katti nahin aati phir nazar raat

din wasl ka yun kata kahe tu
kati hai judai ki magar raat

kal thi shab-e-wasl ek ada par
us ki gae hote hum tu mar raat

jage the hamare bakht-e-khufta
pahuncha tha baham wo apne ghar raat

karne laga pusht-e-chashm-e-nazuk
sote se utha jo chaunk kar raat

thi subh jo munh ko khol deta
har-chand ki tab thi ek pahar raat

par zulfon mein munh chhapa ke puchha
ab howegi 'mir' kis qadar raat