phir raat ki lanbi palkon par
takhayyul ke moti dhalte hain

phir waqt ka afsun jaga hai
khushiyon ke khazane lutte hain

aur dil ke ziyafat-khane ke
har goshe mein shamen jalti hain

phulon se saji hain mehraben
khushiyon ki dahakti minqal se

tanwir ke haale bante hain
khwabida dariche khulte hain

darwazon ke parde hilte hain
mehmanon ke qadmon ki aahat

har samt sunai deti hai
is mahfil-e-husn-o-khubi mein

main un se muqabil hoti hun
ye hath jo mere hath mein hain

phulon se ziyaada nazuk hain
in zulfon ke umde ya dil mein

mahtab sa chehra raushan hai
taslim ko sar jhukta hai koi

ya shakh hawa se lachki hai
chandi ke katore bajte hain

ya us ke labon par jumbish hai
in aankhon ne mujh ko dekha hai

ya tut ke tare barse hain
ye raat jo mere mehmanon ka

is tarah swagat karti hai
is raat ke phaile daman par

main shukr ke sajde karti hun