shab-e-wada idhar mujh ko hansi si aai jati hai
udhar un ki nazar hai khud-bakhud sharmai jati hai

abe sale raha hai raat bhar dushman ke pahlu mein
tere chehre se kuchh sharmindagi si pai jati hai

diya karte hain mujh ko aatishin rukhsar ka bosa
samajhta hun tabiat ab meri garmai jati hai

budhapa hai ki mujh par raat-din wo aae jata hai
jawani hai ki tujh par raat aur din chhai jati hai

shab-e-wada unhen sakhti se main lipta to farmaya
aji chhodo tabiat ab meri ghabrai jati hai

ye aisa kaam hai jo sat pardon mein nahin chhupta
kahin bhi hon hazaron kos tak ruswai jati hai

meri khalwat mein rakkhi hain barahna teri taswiren
tabiat bas unhin se raat-din bahlai jati hai

shab-e-wada bhi koshish kar rahe hain mujh se bachne ki
kuchh aisi baat mere kan mein samjhai jati hai

abe main jaanta hun us mein koi raaz pinhan hai
raqibon se mere sar ki qasam jo khai jati hai

hazaron raat guzrin is tarah se dil ko bahlate
wo ab aate hain ab tashrif un ki aai jati hai

zamana ho gaya is kaam ko is baat ko guzre
magar chehre pe ab bhi sharm si kuchh pai jati hai

jawani ka zamana phir jawani ka zamana hai
bache insan kitna hi tabiat aai jati hai

kalam achchha sunae ya sunae fuhsh wo ghazlen
janab-e-'bum' se mahfil mein raunaq aai jati he