ya-rab shab-e-visal ye kaisa gajar baja
agle pahar ke sath hi pichhla pahar baja

aawaz-e-sur sun ke kaha dil ne qabr mein
kis ki baraat aai ye baja kidhar baja

kahte hain aasman jo tumhaare makan ko hum
kahta hai aaftab durust aur qamar baja

jago nahin ye khwab ka mauqa musafiro
naqqara tak bhi coach ka waqt-e-sahar baja

tamir maqbare ki hai lazim bajae-qasr
zar-daron se kaho ki karen sarf-e-zar baja

hain hum to shadman ki hai khat mein payam-e-wasl
baghlen khushi se tu bhi to ai nama-bar baja

tujh ko nahin jo un se mohabbat kahan mujhe
tali na ek hath se ai be-khabar baja

nafrat hai ye khushi se ki ashk apne gir pade
ham-rah taziya ke bhi baja agar baja

ja-e-qayam manzil-e-hasti na thi 'amir'
utre the hum sira mein ki kos-e-safar baja