sham dulhan ki tarah
apne rangon mein nahai hui sharmai hui baithi hai

gosha-e-chashm se kajal ki siyahi abhi aansu ban kar
bahte ghaze mein nahin jazb hui

abhi koi nahin baalon ki dil-afroz pareshani mein
muskuraati hui sindur ki mang

ghulte rangon mein abhi kahish-e-jaan baqi hai
ghulte rangon ka koi kya jaane

kab miten kaise miten
shab ki tarikiyan har samt bikhar jaen to aaram mile

ye chamakte hue zarre zamin
zauq-e-tamasha na rahe

koi tamanna na rahe
ek kiran chhod ke jati hi nahin

chashmaken karti hui khel rahi hai ab tak
zard-ru ghas ke sine pe thirakti hui badh jati hai

sang-rezon ki nigahon mein chamakti hui laut aati hai
koi samjhae use jao chalo jao yahan ab kya hai

dhup ke kanpte sayon ko zara badhne do
shab ki tarikiyan chha jaane do

main ne sau bar kaha ek na mani us ne
muskuraati hui shakhon pe larazti hi rahi

yun bhi tadpane mein ek lutf to hai soz to hai
rang ghulte hi khilenge aakhir

ghulte rangon ka koi kya jaane
kab haten kaise miten

apne rangon mein nahai hui sharmai hui
sham dulhan ki tarah baithi rahi baithi rahi