phir raat ki tarik adaen hain musallat
phir subh ke hathon se hina chhut rahi hai

jo haar tere waste gundha tha kisi ne
us haar ki ek ek ladi tut rahi hai

jo saz kabhi waqif-e-asrar-e-junun tha
us saz ki rag rag se lahu phut raha hai

kya hosh tujhe saqi-e-mai-khana-e-duniya
wo kaun sa saghar hai jo ab tut raha hai

taqdir ko rote hain siyah-bakht sitare
aafaq pe zulmat ne phenki hain kamanden

khulta hi nahin ab dar-e-jaanan ye suna hai
diwane kahan jaen kahan raat guzaren

khunrez haqaeq ki ghani chhanw mein ab tak
doshiza-e-afkar ki zulfen hain pareshan

ab tak hain wahi maqtal-o-zanjir-o-salasil
ab tak kaf-e-qatil mein wahi maut ke saman

ab tak na bujhe dast-e-taghayyur ki ada se
taswir-e-gulistan ko jhulaste hue shoale

ab tak na hate apne siyahkar sitam se
tafriq ke farzand hawasnak lutere

is aalam-e-zulmat ki pur-haul faza mein
hum apni mohabbat ka lahu bech rahe hain

hum jin ko banate rahe gulshan ka nigahban
ab tak wo rag-e-gul se lahu khinch rahe hain

phir aalam-e-zulmat mein roti hai zulekha
kya jaaniye kis bhes mein khurshid-e-sahar hai

phir apne muqaddar pe wahi raat ke pahre
phir jaanib-e-maqtal wahi qatil ki nazar hai

phir hum se taqaza hai teri shokh-nazar ka
tariki-e-haalat ki buniyaad hila den

jin se na kabhi subh ki kirnon ka guzar ho
un tir-o-tarik gharondon ko gira den