aankhon mein chubh gain teri yaadon ki kirchiyan
kandhon pe gham ki shaal hai aur chand raat hai

dil tod ke khamosh nazaron ka kya mila
shabnam ka ye sawal hai aur chand raat hai [...]

mere pyar ka qissa to har basti mein mashhur hai chand
tu kis dhun mein ghaltan pechan kis nashshe mein chur hai chand

teri khanda-peshani mein kab tak farq na aaega
tu sadiyon se ahl-e-zamin ki khidmat par mamur hai chand [...]

chandni raat badi der ke baad aai hai
lab pe ek baat badi der ke baad aai hai

jhum kar aaj ye shab-rang laten bikhra de
dekh barsat badi der ke baad aai hai [...]

chaak-e-daman ko jo dekha to mila eid ka chand
apni taqdir kahan bhul gaya eid ka chand

un ke abru-e-khamida ki tarah tikha hai
apni aankhon mein badi der chhupa eid ka chand [...]

gae baras ki id ka din kya achchha tha
chand ko dekh ke us ka chehra dekha tha

faza mein 'keats' ke lahje ki narmahat thi
mausam apne rang mein 'faiz' ka misra tha [...]

pura dukh aur aadha chand
hijr ki shab aur aisa chand

din mein wahshat bahal gai
raat hui aur nikla chand [...]