tawil raaton ke ghup andheron ke ba'd nikla hai kya naya din
khizan ki zardi se zard hota bujha-bujha sogwar sa din

junun ke sahra mein jhulsa-jhulsa sulag-sulag kar guzar raha tha
phir abr-alud ishq suraj ko dhak ke thoda bacha gaya din

na jaane kitni bujhi ummiden thin dil bhi shab se bujha hua tha
kiran jo phuti to jagi aankhon mein surkh doron sa bhar gaya din

khushi ke jaisi khushi nahin thi magar the gham sab ghamon ke jaise
tha ek muflis ke tute chhappar mein raat jaisa jala bujha din

ye raat aati hi is liye hai ki din ki qimat samajh mein aae
magar hain kuchh bad-nasib aise ki jin ko sab kuchh mila siwa din

mahakne wali hai raat jaise urus mushk-o-hina se mahke
shafaq ka sahra utarta hai sahar se dulha bana hua din

'hina' ye shahron ki zindagi ab tadap ke karti hai yaad aksar
wo gud si baaten wo sondhi mitti wo ganw wala sukun bhara din