shab ki khamoshiyon mein soi hui hai duniya
chup-chap hain sitare khamosh aasman hai

lekin ai mutriba tu bedar hai abhi tak
ek iztirab-e-dariya dil mein tere nihan hai

basti se dur aa kar baithi hai kyon lab-e-ju
barbat liye baghal mein kuchh gunguna rahi thi

naghma-saraiyon pe aamada thi tabiat
aahat ko meri pa kar khamosh ho gai hai

aane se mere shayad barham hui hai khalwat
main bu-e-naghma pa kar aaya tha gham bhulane

munh mod kar jahan se phirta hun dasht-o-sahra
masruf-e-justuju hun manzil se be-khabar hun

duniya ke gulistan ka bhatka hua hun tair
jo shakh se na tapka wo ras bhara samar hun

rangin-nawaiyon se dil ki lagi bujha de
phir chhed apna barbat phir hosh mere kho de

naghmon se tere gunje sari faza-e-sahra
ruhul-qudus ke shahpar rag apna bhul jaen

jannat ke taeron mein ek hashr sa ho barpa
tere suron ko sun kar tham jaen bahte dariya

har tan teri goya hai aabshaar-e-naghma
sehr-e-halal hai ye ya hai tera tarannum

teri dabi sada hai ya pad rahi hai shabnam
teri dhunen nahin hain ghunchon ka hai tabassum

teri khamoshiyan bhi kya ras-bhari hain kain
gar chhed de ai jogan mera bhi tu do-tara

ho jaen zindagi ke naghme hazar paida
dhal jae ruh meri sarmast zamzamon mein

mausiqi-e-abad ke dil mein hon tar paida
han chhed de do-tara main kab se muntazir hun