ye mera bujhta sulagta sin ye mere raat-din
kis tarah katte bhala tujh bin ye mere raat-din

bite sawan kah rahe hain ye chhama-chham the kabhi
ab to hain goya faqat kin-min ye mere raat-din

main ne armanon ka pahla raqs dekha tha jahan
kash ho jate wahin sakin ye mere raat-din

dhundh late hain hamesha mere jurmon ka jawaz
ye mere sab se bade mohsin ye mere raat-din

tu samajhta hai juda khud ko agar mujh se to phir
sainkadon se zarb de kar gin ye mere raat-din

dar raha hun umr ki na-paedari se 'qatil'
waqt ke hathon na jaen chhin ye mere raat-din