shadid dhup mein sare daraKHt sukh gae

baad muddat mujhe nind aai baDe chain ki nind

andheri shab ka ye KHwab-manzar mujhe ujalon se bhar raha hai

tujhko aawaz dun aur dur talak tu na mile

wo ek charagh jo jalta hai raushni ke liye

hijr ki raat aur pura chand

band rahte hain jo alfaz kitabon mein sada

zat mein jis ki ho Thahraw zamin ki manind

udasi sham tanhai kasak yaadon ki bechaini

jin ke mazbut irade bane pahchan unki

koi mila hi nahin jis se haal-e-dil kahte

jaane kab kaise giraftar-e-mohabbat hue hum

gahre samundaron mein utarne ki le ke aas

zinda rahne ki ye tarkib nikali maine

kuchh kaDe Takrao de jati hai aksar raushni