raat raushan na hui kahkashan hote hue
chhu ke guzra mujhe zamana sa
jab usne aane ka ek din idhar irada kiya
kisi ne bhi use dekha nahin hai
kaise pata chalega agar samna na ho
dil ek duniya basa leta hai gar koi nahin aata
use dekha to har be-chehragi kasa uTha lai
ujalon ko andheron se bachana paD gaya hai
wo tamasha aap ki jadu-bayani se hua
dhup si umr basar karna hai
purane ghar mein naya ghar basana chahta hai
aks dekha to laga koi kami hai mujh mein
main samundar na bana ju-e-rawan hote hue
phul ne murjhate murjhate kaha aahista se
ek shama ka saya tha ki mehrab mein Duba
