koee baadal ho to tham jae magar ashk mire
ek raftaar se din raat baraabar barase
din mein pariyon kee koee kahaanee na sun
jangalon mein musaafir bhatak jaenge
lobaan mein chingaaree jaise koee rakh jae
yoon yaad tiree shab bhar seene mein sulagatee hai
phool barase kaheen shabanam kaheen gauhar barase
aur is dil kee taraf barase to patthar barase
jis par hamaaree aankh ne motee bichhae raat bhar
bheja vahee kaagaz use ham ne likha kuchh bhee nahin
bahut dinon se hai dil apana khaalee khaalee sa
khushee nahin to udaasee se bhar gae hote
mera shaitaan mar gaya shaayad
mere seene pe so raha hai koee
ye shabanamee lahaja hai aahista gazal padhana
titalee kee kahaanee hai phoolon kee zabaanee hai
hayaat aaj bhee kaneez hai huzoor-e-jabr mein
jo zindagee ko jeet le vo zindagee ka mard hai
koee phool sa haath kaandhe pe tha
mire paanv sholon pe jalate rahe