raat bhige to purane qisse
pae tartib koi aur sahaara dhunden
chandni nind ka phaila hua jadu le kar
dil ke be-khwab nagar mein utre
aur hawa dhup se baulai hui sadkon par
loriyan gati nikle
os har phul ke daman mein sitare bhar de
lekin is khwab-e-khayali ka natija kya hai
raat ki god mere dard ki manzil to nahin
daman-e-gul pe chamakti shabnam
loriyan deti hui sard hawa
chandi ki narm sunahri kirnen
sab ke sinon mein utar jaengi
kal ke suraj ki jhulasti kirnen
dard phir khak-ba-sar aaega
khwab ki aankh mein simta hua sara kajal
khud usi khwab ke chehre pe bikhar jaega
dil ke qisson ka muqaddar hai pareshan-haali
pae tartib sahaaron ka taaqub chhodo
soch ke bakht mein izhaar ka lamha kab tha
dil-e-nakaam sarabon ka taaqub chhodo
subh-dam phir wahi putli ka tamasha hoga
jagti raat ke khwabon ka taaqub chhodo