to phir us raat ki pur-haul siyahi mein abhi
barq si kaundti

taskin ko shaq karti hui
mere ehsas

meri ruh ko barmati hui
jaani pahchani si aawaz kahan se aai

kis ne ye khwab-shikan bang-ba-shakl-e-muzhda
is tarah ki hai buland is shab-e-tanhai mein

jaise is raat ki satwat hai tanazzul-paira
aur khwabon ki sahar

takht-e-ufuq par jaise
abhi aai ki bas aai

rukh-e-zeba le kar