main yahan nahin tha main wahan nahin tha dard-bhare aasman mein chikh ban ke ubhar raha tha tang ghatiyon mein gunj ban raha tha samundaron pe reza reza gir raha tha main yahan nahin tha kale jangalon ke ghor andhere mein tha rafta rafta sab siyahi mit gai sare jangal kat gae hayule ghatte ghatte ghazal-e-shab bane andhere chhat gae abr ke siyah tukde dhund ban gae chaar-su dhund phailti gai ikaiyon ko dur dur tak bahati chaar-su phailti gai dhund mein ghazal-e-shab ne rafta rafta aankh kholi zaban se kuchh na boli haft-asmanon se le ke taht-us-sura tak hazar-ha charagh jal uthe raushni se jal gai ghazal-e-shab ki aankh nur thi ghazal-e-shab ki aankh tur thi rafta rafta raushni ne raushni ko apni jaanib khincha aur main nur mein naha gaya dudhiya siyah rang chahaar samt chha gaya paniyon ka zor badhne laga sailab aaya bandh tute ret ke gharaunde mitti ke ganw pattharon ke shahr dhah gae subh-o-sham ke kinare ek duje se gale mil gae andhere jism ke khandar ki siyah taqon mein dilon ke sau charagh jal gae rafta rafta ghazal-e-shab ne aankh band ki aur sara pani khai ki taraf chala gaya tez paniyon mein main bhi aa gaya ab faqat main raushni mein band hun aur andheron ko taras raha hun main yahan nahin hun main ghazal-e-shab ke sath hun main ghazal-e-shab ke sath hun