raat gahri hai to phir gham bhi farawan honge kitne bujhte hue tare sar-e-mizhgan honge qahr hai saat-e-mahshar hai ki kohram-e-fana khak is shahr-e-fana-kosh mein insan honge shahr ho dasht ho mahfil ho ki virana ho hum jahan jaen wahi khar-e-mughilan honge kaise is shahr-e-kharabi mein basar ki hum ne kal jo aaenge wo angusht-ba-dandan honge sham se dil mein taraazu hai koi tir-e-sitam raat guzregi na khwabon ke shabistan honge did ka bar-e-amanat na uthega us shab khun-chakan subh talak dida-e-hairan honge fikr mahbus hui harf-e-dua gung hua ahl-e-iman-o-nazar khak-ba-daman honge