jaane kya baat hai kyun nind nahin aati hai
raat bojhal hai sitaron ki nazar baithi hui

shab ke khamosh manazir hain ajab khauf-zada
be-aman jaane kise dhundhne ki zid mein abas

dur ufaq par kahin dur nikal jati hai
subh uthti hai to bachpan ki umangen le kar

aaj aaega koi raat gai baat gai
din guzarta hai kisi aas ke pahlu mein rawan

khalwaten mahfil-e-rangin mein dhal jati hain
aahen naghmon ki sadaon mein nikhar jati hain

sham lau deti hui yas ki ranai mein
kaun aata hai khayalon ke siwa is ghar mein

kis ko aana hai yahan kaun yahan aaega
sham se baat banate hue din ka dhalna

raat ka sham se rangin kahani sunna
raat ki nind se hoti hui chima-goi

paikar-e-nind ka tuta hua alsaya badan
rose hota hai yun hi muddaten guzrin lekin

kash aisa ho kabhi nind na karwat badle
aur tum dastaken dete raho hum aae hain