zara nigah uthao ki gham ki raat kate
nazar nazar se milao ki gham ki raat kate

ab aa gae ho to mere qarib aa baitho
dui ke naqsh mitao ki gham ki raat kate

shab-e-firaq hai sham-e-umid le aao
koi charagh jalao ki gham ki raat kate

kahan hain saqi-o-mutrib kahan hai pir-e-haram
kahan hain sab ye bulao ki gham ki raat kate

kahan ho mai-kade walo zara idhar aao
hamein bhi aaj pilao ki gham ki raat kate

nahin kuchh aur jo mumkin to yar 'shola' ki
koi ghazal hi sunao ki gham ki raat kate