ye jo ek nur ki halki si kiran phuti hai
kaun kahta hai ise subh-e-darakhshan ai dost

mujh ko ehsas hai baqi hai shab-e-tar bhi
lekin ai dost mujhe raqs to kar lene de

kam se kam nur ne ulta to hai ek bar naqab
ek lamhe ko to tuta hai tilism-e-shab-e-tar

is se sabit to hua subh bhi ho sakti hai
parda-e-zulmat-e-shab chaak bhi ho sakta hai

subh-e-kazib bhi to hai asl mein dibacha-e-subh
subh-e-kazib bhi to hai subh-e-darakhshan ki nawed

ek elan ki hangam-e-wida-e-shab hai
qafila nur-e-sahar ka hai bahut hi nazdik

jald hone ko hai khurshid-e-darakhshan ki numud