raat ki rani

koi dekhe to zara raat ki rani ka jamal
rukh pe ghaze ki mahak itr mein aaluda libas
allah allah ye hai phul bhi kitna khud-bin
husn-o-ranai ka kis darja ise hai ehsas


marmarin rang subuk jism dahan chhota sa
lambi gardan kisi mai-kash ki surahi jaise
shakh-e-nazuk pe chamakta hai shab-e-rangin mein
kisi tute hue tare ki tajalli jaise


din ke auqat mein ye phul nahin khilta hai
raat ke waqt hi ithlata hai ye simin-tan
shab ke parde hi mein karta hai ye aaraish-e-rukh
is ki zulfon se mahak uthte hain gulzar-o-chaman


din mein dekhe to koi us ki pareshan-haali
chehra utra hua khamosh fasurda munh band
koi doshiza hai jo rahti hai din mein ghamgin
shab ke aate hi ye ho jati hai laila khursand


din mein ye malgaje kapdon mein nazar aati hai
raat mein karti hai aaraish-e-zulf-o-rukhsar
din mein rahti hai ye nazura-e-gul parde mein
raat ke waqt dikhati hai jawani ki bahaar


apne aashiq se mulaqat ki khatir dam-e-shab
kunj-e-gulshan mein pasand aai rihaish is ko
mujh ko is phul pe shirin ka guman hota hai
apne farhad se hai wasl ki khwahish is ko