ye raat bhayanak hijr ki hai katenge bade aalam se hum talne ki nahin ye kali bala samjhe hue the sham se hum jab qais pahad is sar se tale id aai tab aai jaan mein jaan ta der ajab aalam mein rahe honton ko milae jam se hum tha maut ka khatka jaan-farsa sad shukr ki nikla wo kanta gar ho na qayamat ka dhadka ab to hain bade aaram se hum ta-manzil-e-jaanan sath raha kam-bakht tasawwur ghairon ka shauq apne qadam khincha hi kiya palta hi kiye har gam se hum ulfat ne unhin ki haq ki taraf phera mere dil ko shukr-e-khuda tamir karen masjid koi kyunkar na buton ke nam se hum ai ham-nafaso dam lene do bhule hue naghme yaad aa len aae hain chaman mein ud ke abhi chhute hain isi dam dam se hum baaton mein guzarte hijr ke din ai kash ki donon mil jate hum se hai dil-e-nakaam khafa aazurda dil-e-nakaam se hum yun un ke adab ya khatir se har baat ko le len apne sar jab dil hai unhin ke qabu mein phir pak hain har ilzam se hum wo samjhe ki hum ne mar liya hum samjhe milenge aakhir wo milte hi nigah ke donon khush aaghaz se wo anjam se hum duniya mein takhallus koi na tha kya nil ka tika 'shad' hi tha tum wajh na puchho kuchh is ki chidh jate hain kyun is nam se hum