chand lamhat ki har sal chale aate hain
jaise sahra mein gulabon ki mahak aa jae

jaise zulmat mein ujalon ki khanak aa jae
jaise aa jae tasawwur mein koi zohra-jabin

jaise tarik fazaon mein sitaron ka jamal
jaise ek dard bhare dil mein masarrat ka khayal

jaise bichhde hue hamraaz ke milne ka yaqin
jaise talab ke sine pe khile koi kanwal

jaise ho nind ke raste mein koi khwab-mahal
jaise fankar ke takhil mein ek nafs hasin

jaise phulon ke labon par ho tabassum ki lakir
jaise ek din ko shahanshah faqir ibn-e-faqir

jaise aa jae sar-e-baam koi parda-nashin
jaise sangit pe naghmon ki sisakti lahren

jaise hon sham ke daman mein shafaq ki lahren
jaise be-rang fasane mein koi lafz-e-hasin

jaise peshani-e-mashriq pe ho subh-e-kazib
jaise tarik khalaon mein shahab-e-saqib

jaise bhule se chala aae koi dil ke qarin
kitni sadiyon se bahar-haal chale aate hain

chand lamhat jinhen id kaha jata hai