mehrbani raat ka pahla pahar hai
subh-e-zindan ki halakat

sham wahshat-gar ki maut
wajibuttazim hai wo shakhs jo pahle mara

khisht se kuza ghanimat
kuza-e-wahshat se wahshat-gar ki khak

khak se aab-e-namak
barishon mein main namak ka ghar banaun

barf-bari mein purane bans ka
tasht mein sindur chhide sikke saja kar beach raste par rakhun

raat ke kohre mein khidki khol kar dekhun use
subh tak murda parinde

dopahar tak us ke hone ka guman
sham phir kohra khuli khidki parinde

us ke aangan ki wahi ham-saegi
wo nahin marta jo pichhli raat tak jaga kiya

mehrbani raat ka pahla pahar hai
ladkiyon ne ghas par nazmen likhin

pasi ke matke tod dale
aanganon mein git gae ghar gain

bashon mein dhup si us aankh ne dekha mujhe
kis ko jangal chahiye kis ko samundar chahiye

ye haya-alud sham
khidkiyon se khidkiyon tak jhilmilati ja rahi hai

qissa-gar zindan se chal kar aae hain
aanganon ko saf kar lo

ladkiyon ko sham ka khana khila do
sham se pahle sula do

wahshaton ki nind kachchi aankh ko zeba nahin
sham khwab-e-qissa-gar hai qissa-e-zindan-e-sham

mehrbani raat ka pahla pahar hai