chāñd us raat bhī niklā thā magar us kā vajūd
itnā ḳhūñ-rañg thā jaise kisī ma.asūm kī laash
taare us raat bhī chamke the magar is Dhab se
jaise kaT jaa.e koī jism-e-hasīñ qāsh-ba-qāsh
itnī bechain thī us raat mahak phūloñ kī
jaise maañ jis ko ho kho.e hue bachche kī talāsh
peḌ chīḳh uThte the amvāj-e-havā kī zad meñ
nok-e-shamshīr kī mānind thī jhoñkoñ kī talāsh