shab-e-firaq ki zulmat hai na-gawar mujhe
naqab utha ki sahar ka hai intizar mujhe

qasam hai lala o gul ke udas chehron ki
fareb de na saka mausam-e-bahaar mujhe

ba-surat-e-dil-e-pur-dagh un ki mahfil se
ata hui hai mohabbat ki yaadgar mujhe

mazaq kal jo udati thi gham ke maron ka
wo aankh kyun nazar aati hai sogwar mujhe

jafa o jaur-e-musalsal wafa o zabt-e-alam
wo ikhtiyar tumhein hai ye ikhtiyar mujhe