dhund ke pare ek din
raushni ke haale mein

wo mujhe nazar aaya
jaise dewta koi

muntazir ho dasi ka
main ne ru-ba-ru ho kar

us se iltija ki thi
doge raushni apni mustaar leni hai

har taraf andhera hai
mezbani karni hai

kuchh kharab haalon ki
ruh ki kasafat ka

dil pe bojh hai jin ke
chand zakhm aise hain

jo ki bhar na paenge
gar nahin mile un ko

raushni ke ye haale
meri baat sun kar wo

muskura ke bola tha
be-niyaz shahzadi

jaan kyun nahin letin
raushni ka rauzan to

sirf tum se khulta hai
dhundlata har manzar

is liye to wazeh hai
jhilmilati ye kirnen

tum se hi to phuti hain
khud ko jod lo khud se

raushni to tum se hai