zabt-e-fughan baja sahi gham ke asar ko kya karun
nala-e-shab ko kya karun aah-e-sahar ko kya karun

subh-e-shab-e-firaq bhi sham-e-alam se kam nahin
jis mein na koi nur ho aisi sahar ko kya karun

fitrat-e-ishq ne mujhe daulat-e-dard bakhsh di
taat-e-shab se kaam kya zikr-e-sahar ko kya karun

subh-e-azal ki raushni meri nazar mein hai abhi
nur-e-sahar to aap hain nur-e-sahar ko kya karun

sham-e-alam ki zulmaten kafi hain mere waste
main to bala-nasib hun le ke sahar ko kya karun

subh mein ab kahan wo husn sham mein ab kahan wo kaif
aalam-e-intizar ke sham-o-sahar ko kya karun

aish mein bhi khayal-e-gham mane-e-zauq-o-shauq hai
ai shab-e-wasl-e-dil-nawaz wahm-e-sahar ko kya karun

mere nasib mein nahin jalwa-e-subh-e-arzu
'kaukab'-e-sham-e-gham hun main najm-e-sahar ko kya karun