kaun jaane ki abhi raat hai kitni baqi
umr-e-hangama-e-zulmat hai kitni baqi

abhi har samt dhuan-dhaar ghata chhai hai
pad rahi hai abhi aakash se tarik phuwar

abhi zindan-e-khamoshi ke siyah hujre mein
sun raha hun kisi nagin ki musalsal phunkar

khauf se dubke hue baithe hain sadha panchhi
tah-ba-tah shakhon ki tarik guphaon mein abhi

sans lene pe hain majbur sulagte hue rag
ek fusun-kar khunuk khwab ki chhanw mein abhi

aalam-e-yas mein hain ped abhi mahw-e-dua
jaanib-e-charkh uthae hue apni bahen