sab ki sab kya hain shab-e-qadr hamari raaten
katti hain aankhon hi mein hijr ki sari raaten

hae kya pyar se sote the lipat kar ai jaan
yaad har dam mujhe aati hain wo pyari raaten

donon zulfon mein hain khurshed se taban aariz
roz-e-raushan ke barabar hain tumhaari raaten

jo ghadi hai nazar aati hai mujhe ek pahad
hain ghazab furqat-e-mahbub ki bhaari raaten

hijr mein subh se ta-sham bajae shabnam
meri aankhon se lahu rakhti hain jari raaten

sun pade rahte hain be-yar andhere mein hum
hain shab-e-gor ke manind hamari raaten

shab-e-tarik judai mein ye chillata hun
diq bahut karti hain ya-hazrat-e-bari raaten

teri zulfon ke liye shana-ba-kaf hai har din
aur karti hain teri aaina-dari raaten

fasl-e-gul mein wo gul-e-tar nahin gul kar de charagh
ki siyah chahiyen ai baad-e-bahaari raaten

murgh-e-zarrin-e-falak par hai yaqin-e-khuffash
kis qadar mere dinon mein huin sari raaten

din ke badle bhi yahi aati hain gham-khwari ko
mujh se rakhti hain bahut hijr mein yari raaten

din to 'nasikh' ke ba-har-haal guzar jate hain
par judai mein bahut lati hain khwari baaten