raat ajab aaseb-zada sa mausam tha

is ummid pe roz charagh jalate hain

baiThe baiThe kaisa dil ghabra jata hai

koi hangama sar-e-bazm uThaya jae

naqsh ki tarah ubharna bhi tumhi se sikha

dil bujhne laga aatish-e-ruKHsar ke hote

har aan sitam Dhae hai kya jaaniye kya ho

wahshat mein bhi minnat-kash-e-sahra nahin hote

hum log jo KHak chhante hain

kyun ai gham-e-firaq ye kya baat ho gai

harf harf gundhe the tarz mushkbu ki thi

lab par KHamoshiyon ko sajae nazar churae

ye sach hai yahan shor ziyaada nahin hota

basti mein kuchh log nirale ab bhi hain

der tak raushni rahi kal raat