sochte rahte hain aksar raat mein
dub kyun jate hain manzar raat mein

kis ne lahrai hain zulfen dur tak
kaun phirta hai khule-sar raat mein

chandni pi kar bahak jati hai raat
chand ban jata hai saghar raat mein

chum lete hain kinaron ki haden
jhum uthte hain samundar raat mein

khidkiyon se jhankti hai raushni
battiyan jalti hain ghar ghar raat mein

raat ka hum par bada ehsan hai
ro liya karte hain khul kar raat mein

dil ka pahlu mein guman hota nahin
aankh ban jati hai patthar raat mein

'alwi' sahab waqt hai aaram ka
so raho sab kuchh bhula kar raat mein