suna hai raat pure chand ki hai

koi tamir ki surat to nikle

baat karne ka hasin taur-tariqa sikha

hum charaghon ki madad karte rahe

safar mein ab musalsal zalzale hain

kaghazon par muflisi ke morche sar ho gae

main tha jab karwan ke sath to gulzar thi duniya

humne to pas-e-adab mein banda-parwar kah diya

kitne logon se milna-julna tha

meri aawargi hi mere hone ki alamat hai

dil ka sara dard bhara taswiron mein

bataun kya tumhein hasil safar ka

aaKHir hum ko be-zari tak le aai

lutf to deti hai ye aawargi

chand lakiren to is darja gahri thin