shab-e-siyah pe wa raushni ka bab to ho
magar ye shart hai koi sitara-yab to ho

main harf ban ke teri ruh mein utar jaun
mera sukhan teri mahfil mein baryab to ho

sawad-e-shab ke safar mein sitara-war chalun
tere jamal ki lau meri ham-rikab to ho

kisi tarah to ghate dil ki be-qarari bhi
chalo wo chashm nahin kam se kam sharab to ho

asas-e-jism uthaun nae sire se magar
ye sochta hun ki mitti meri kharab to ho

wo 'aftab' lab-e-baam bhi utar aae
magar kisi mein use dekhne ki tab to ho