ye surmai si sham
ragon mein jis ki daudta hai khun shafaq ke lala-zar ka

kisi hasina ki utari odhni ki tarah
malgaji si sham

jo lamha lamha khamushi ke band ki asir hai
ye aasman ki samt munh utha ke kis ko yaad karti hai

ye misl-e-dagh lala-e-chaman
siyah aankhon mein jo aansuon ka nur bharti hai

to kya use bhi hai khabar ki aansuon ki raushni
charagh-e-roz-o-shab se shokh-tar

hai rang o nur mein
ye dhire dhire uth ke aasman

pe nasha ki tarah se chhai jati hai
ishaara karti hai tu

tare raushni ki samt khinch ke aae jate hain
siyahiyon mein surkhiyon

siyahiyon mein raushni
ka ye hujum dekhna

to ungliyon se panw ki kamar talak
kamar se ta-ba-ru-e-ambarin

na jaane sard kyun hai sham
ye tujh se kis ne kah diya ki daman-e-chaman

mein aaftab ko
zamin ne dafn kar diya