wo paiwasta nigahen apne sine mein utar jaen
tarasti aatma ko lamha-bhar to chain aa jae

bikharti saaten phir ek nuqta mein simat jaen
machalti chandi kohsar ke daman pe lahrae

falak ke nilgun sagar sarapa nur ban jaen
magar main ne suna hai chandni jab yun utarti hai

to nile paniyon mein gunjti maujen ulajhti hain
ujale tirgi se aa lipatte hain to ujle pairahan bhi bhig jate hain

kahin aisa na ho koi ubharti mauj bal khati daman bhigo de
aur main mahrumiyon ki kashtiyon mein sahilon se dur ho jaun

ye khadsha barmala lekin wo sharmili nigahen rahat-e-jaan hain
simatti hain to kale paniyon ka khauf badhta hai

bikharti hain to shoale se lapakte hain
wo yakh-basta nigahen sard raaton ki tarah

mere lahu ki chandni se khwab ki surat gurezan
tah-ba-tah tarikiyon mein raushni ki ek karan jaise

bipharti lahar ke girdab mein be-baadban kashti
kisi ka shana-e-sahra mein bahta khub-surat phul

murjhane se pahle dil-e-girafta
khwahishon mein zard patton si udasi

hasraten takmil ki jhankar se aari
muqaddar khun-ashami