aa.ī hai ab yaad kyā raat ik biite saal kī
yahī havā thī baaġh meñ yahī sadā ghaḌiyāl kī
mahak ajab sī ho ga.ī paḌe paḌe sandūq meñ
rañgat phīkī paḌ ga.ī resham ke rūmāl kī
shahr meñ Dar thā maut kā chāñd kī chauthī raat ko
īñToñ kī is khoh meñ dahshat thī bhauñchāl kī
shaam jhukī thī bahr par pāgal ho kar rañg se
yā tasvīr thī ḳhvāb meñ mere kisī ḳhayāl kī
umr ke saath ajiib sā ban jaatā hai aadmī
hālat dekh ke dukh huā aaj us parī-jamāl kī
dekh ke mujh ko ġhaur se phir vo chup se ho ga.e
dil meñ ḳhalish hai aaj tak is an-kahe savāl kī