raat din ek sa rahta hai ujala mere ghar
aatishin aah hai ya aath pahar ki batti

pad gai rakhte hi nasur-e-jigar mein thandak
us ka paikan bhi hai kya khub asar ki batti

shab-e-furqat ka andhera na gaya par na gaya
kaam kuchh mom ki aai na agar ki batti

raat ghar us ke diye mein kahin jalti thi zarur
tar-ha-e-nigah-e-ahl-e-nazar ki batti

shama ki mujh ko zarurat nahin wallah 'zahir'
meri raushan hai har ek misra-e-tar ki batti