raat ke surmai andheron mein
sans lete hue saweron mein
aabju ke hasin kinaron par
khwab-alud rahguzaron par
gulsitanon ki sair gahon mein
zindagi ki hasin rahon mein
mai-e-rangin ka jam uthate waqt
ranj-o-gham ki hansi udate waqt
shadmani mein gham ke tufan mein
raunaq-e-shahr mein bayaban mein
raqs karti hui bahaaron mein
khun-asham khar-zaron mein
dopahar ho ki nur ka tadka
fasl-e-gul ho ki daur patjhad ka
subh ke waqt sham ke hangam
be-quyud-e-maqam be-hangam
daman-e-dil ko tham leti hai
kitni gustakh hai tumhaari yaad