raat bezar sa ghar se jo main tanha nikla
chand bhi jaise mere gham ka shanasa nikla

sar-ba-sar dub gaya raat ke sannate mein
chandni jis ko main samjha tha wo dariya nikla

dur se aai gali mein kahin qadmon ki sada
apna ghar chhod ke mujh sa koi tanha nikla

soi thi chandni patton se dhaki sadkon par
ek jhonka sar-e-shab khak udata nikla

samne ghar ke tere koi khada tha jaise
wahm apna teri diwar ka saya nikla

chandni rah-e-mulaqat mein diwar bani
chand bhi jaise tera chahne wala nikla

raat ke mod pe kaun aaina-bardar mila
jis ko samjha tha teri yaad zamana nikla

raat bhar mauj-e-hawa se teri khushbu aai
chand-taron mein tera naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa nikla

is bhare shahr mein hum chaak-e-gareban thahre
jis ko dekha wahi sargarm-e-tamasha nikla

hum to is dil hi ko samjhe the bayaban 'khawar'
chand bhi dur tak ek rang ka sahra nikla