chhai hui hai tirgi us pe ye munh ki hai jhadi
raat kategi kis tarah hashr-numa hai har ghadi

dekhti hai su-e-falak hae taras taras ke aankh
aur mujhe duboegi aaj baras baras ke aankh

girya-e-be-asar mera apna asar dikhae kya
dil ki lagi bujhae kya dil ki lagi bujhae kya

aaj ye abr ki garaj khub rulaegi mujhe
lungi hazar karwaten nind na aaegi mujhe

sine mein dil kabab hai mujh se ho sabr kis tarah
ek bala shabab hai mujh se ho jabr kis tarah

kaund rahi hain bijliyan abr ka zor-shor hai
main hun ki be-qarar hun tum ho ki khwab-e-gor hai

main ne sahe hain dukh pe dukh umr kategi yas mein
taba ko intishaar hai aur khalal hawas mein

zabt kahan se laun main sard hawa ko dekh kar
jaan pe hai bani hui shab ki faza ko dekh kar

barq ki tegh hai sitam sina figar kyon na ho
zakhm-e-jigar hare hue yaad-e-bahaar kyon na ho

raat ki baat yaad hai raat ka pyar yaad hai
nind-bhari wo chashm-e-mast us ka khumar yaad hai

hai ye janaza-e-shabab ya ki mera palang hai
aah tumhein khabar nahin jaan se koi tang hai

kya hi wo khush-nasib hain raj hai aur suhag hai
motiyon se bhari hai mang rang hai aur rag hai

kya hi wo khush-nasib hain jin ke liye singar hai
aah mera shabab-e-husn ranj se ham-kanar hai

kuk rahi hain koyalen jhum rahi hain daliyan
papi papiha is taraf bol raha hai pi kahan

pi hai kahan bataun kya qissa-e-gham sunaun kya
maut bhi rahbar nahin pi ka suragh paun kya

uf ye kaleje ki dhadak hae ye aah-o-zariyan
khalq hai mithi nind mein mujh ko hain be-qarariyan

josh hai paemal-e-gham past hain ji ke hausle
rasm-o-riwaj ka asar mit raha hai walwale