tahni pe kisi shajar ki tanha
bulbul tha koi udas baitha

kahta tha ki raat sar pe aai
udne chugne mein din guzara

pahunchun kis tarah aashiyan tak
har chiz pe chha gaya andhera

sun kar bulbul ki aah-o-zari
jugnu koi pas hi se bola

hazir hun madad ko jaan-o-dil se
kida hun agarche main zara sa

kya gham hai jo raat hai andheri
main rah mein raushni karunga

allah ne di hai mujh ko mashal
chamka ke mujhe diya banaya

hain log wahi jahan mein achchhe
aate hain jo kaam dusron ke