raat hum ne jahan basar ki hai
ye kahani usi shajar ki hai

ye sitare yahan kahan se aae
ye to dahliz mere ghar ki hai

nind kya kijiye ki aaankhon mein
ek nai jang khair o shar ki hai

mere kachche makan ke andar
aaj taqrib chashm-e-tar ki hai

hijr ki shab guzar hi jaegi
ye udasi to umr bhar ki hai

ishq apni jagah magar hum ne
muntakhab aur hi dagar ki hai

uth raha hai dhuan mere ghar mein
aag diwar se udhar ki hai

hum ne apne wajud ki chadar
tang apne guman par ki hai

wo sitara-shanas aisa tha
ya kisi ne use khabar ki hai

ja rahe ho kidhar 'rasa' mirza
dekhte ho hawa kidhar ki hai