tare ginte raat katti hi nahin aati hai nind dil ko tadpata hai hijr aankhon ko tarsati hai nind ghar mein aankhon ke qadam rakhne nahin pati hai nind donon palkon ke tamanche raat-bhar khati hai nind farsh-e-rahat par mujhe jis waqt yaad aata hai yar murgh-e-dil aisa phadakta hai ki ud jati hai nind kaun hai rahat-rasan apna shab-e-andoh mein maut bhi aankhen churaati hai jo sharmati hai nind soun kya aankhon ki dhele ho gai hain sang-e-rah aa ke tere khwab-gah mein thokaren khati hai nind ain rahat hai mujhe khidmat-guzari yar ke talwe aankhon se jo sahlata hun aa jati hai nind din nikal aata hai uthne ko nahin ji chahta sath jab sota hai wo kya panw phailati hai nind khwahish-e-didar aankhon mein bhari hai soun kya putliyon mein apni ja til-bhar nahin pati hai nind murgh-e-bismil aashiq-e-mahjur dono ek hain us ko phadkati hai marg aur is ko tadpati hai nind kaise takiye kaise toshak kaisa hota hai palang main wo ghafil hun mere ghar aa ke pachhtati hai nind bhul jata hun main ghaflat mein khayal-e-yar ke badle rahat ki aziyyat mujh ko pahunchati hai nind bagh-e-jannat ko yunhi khwab-e-adam dikhlaega jis tarah ku-e-sanam mujh ko dikha lati hai nind jab thake us ki sawari daud kar yun soe hum jaise saudagar ko ghode bech kar aati hai nind sote sote jab pukar uthta hun apne yar ko marqadon ke sone walon ki uchat jati hai nind yar-e-gul-andam ka zanu kahan ye sar kahan 'bahr' main sota hun mujh ko khwab dikhlati hai nind