shab-e-wasl rutha hai dilbar kisi ka
na yun ban ke bigde muqaddar kisi ka

ghash aaya jo mujh ko to zalim ye bola
na rakkhenge zanu pe hum sar kisi ka

masahri pe phulon ki sota hai koi
tadapta hai kanton pe muztar kisi ka

gae wo to taqdir phuti kisi ki
wo aae to chamka muqaddar kisi ka

dam-e-qatl bhi munh phirae hue hai
bada be-murawwat hai khanjar kisi ka

wo dekha kiye le ke simab pahron
jo yaad aa gaya qalb-e-muztar kisi ka

saba ja ke chupke se kahna kisi se
dil aaya hai ai shokh tujh par kisi ka

pas-e-marg aaya jo turbat pe qasid
to roya bahut nam le kar kisi ka

shab-e-wasl mera kuchh israr karna
badhana wo sharma ke zewar kisi ka

na pamal kar is ko ghuncha samajh kar
ye dil hai are o sitamgar kisi ka

tadapta hai 'naushad' furqat mein har-dam
juda ho kisi se na dilbar kisi ka