is se pahle ki shab-e-mah ke thande sae
garmi-e-subh-e-darakhshan se pighal kar rah jaen

is se pahle ki sitaron pe ujalon ki ghata chha jae
is se pahle ki ye shabnam ke guhar-ha-e-latif

nazr-e-khurshid-e-zar-afshan ho jaen
is se pahle ki charaghon ke chamakte moti

sadaf-e-nur-e-sahar mein kho jaen
is se pahle ki shab-e-hijr ka aazar ho kuchh aur siwa

is se pahle ki khushi gham se badal kar rah jae
tum agar chaho to aa sakte ho

jawedan zist ke lamhon ko bana sakte ho