dayar-e-khwab ke udhar
musafiron ki bastiyan

nashili kali badliyan sharabiyon ki toliyan
nasha badhati dhani dhani chunariyan

mahakte kunware jism chilmanon ki tiliyan
sajili reshmi paron mein rang-birangi titliyan

paki pakai auraton mein shahwaton ki bijliyan
zara si raat bhig jae,

phir suno andhere ki zaban
thake thakae jism hanpti latakti chhatiyan

shafiq aankhen maon ki rahim loriyan
khizan lutati kahkashan,

dhuan ugalti chimniyan
dhadakte dil, nidhaal jism, dhup ke makan

sunahre surkh pairahan bhigoti shahr-zadiyan
gadele gande pokharon mein tairti hain machhliyan

na jaane kis gunah ki saza mein bahti nadiyan
zara si raat bhig jae,

phir suno andhere ki zaban
dayar-e-khwab ke udhar

musafiron ki bastiyan