na be-kali ka hunar hai na jaan-fazai ka

phir qissa-e-shab likh dene ke ye dil haalat banae hai

ye shahr apni isi haw-hu se zinda hai

sawal kya hai jawab kya hai

nazargi-e-shauq ne didar mein khincha

safar hi bas kar-e-zindagi hai

inkar bhi karne ka bahana nahin milta

is tarah tujhe ishq kiya hai ki ye duniya

KHuda wajud mein hai aadmi ke hone se

ye tera diwana raat gae malum nahin kyun pahron tak