kise yaqin tha ki paltegi raat ki kaya
kati to raat magar ek ek pal gin gin

ufuq pe aai bhi thi surkhi-e-sahar lekin
sahar ke sath hi abr-e-siyah bhi aaya

sahar ke sath hi hadd-e-nigah tak chhaya
ye kya ghazab hai ki ab tira-tar hai raat se din

zamana shokh shuao udas hai tum bin
bas ek jhalak ki uthe sar se ye ghana saya

ye dar bhi hai ki shuaen na jagmaga utthen
koi shuaa jo uthi bhi le ke angdai

aur uth ke aalam-e-tarik mein wo dar aai
tu aa ke dekhegi hai nur-o-be-basar aankhen

nahin hai jan ke liye farq nur-o-zulmat mein
ki ab hain khwab-e-adam mein sahar ke saudai