hijr ki raaten kali kali
is par yaad kisi ki jari

aise gahre sannate mein
kis se kahen hum gham ki kahani

duniya sari soti hai
tare ginna bechaini mein

aahen bharna betabi mein
aah hamari sone walo

is haalat mein lachaari mein
raat basar yun hoti hai

kushta-e-gham ki ab turbat par
hasrat roti hai hasrat par

ek udasi ka aalam hai
sone wale ki qismat par

sham-e-baalin roti hai
jis mein hasrat ki basti hai

jis ki bulandi har pasti hai
yani jis ko dil kahte hain

jis par sab duniya hansti hai
ek anokha moti hai

charkh ne bedardi be-rahmi
sach to yahi hai us se sikhi

aao 'alim' kuchh to batao
sab kuchh hai par yas kisi ki

yaad bhala kyun khoti hai