falak pe chaand sitaare nikalane hain har shab
sitam yahee hai nikalata nahin hamaara chaand
qaalib ko apane chhod ke maqloob ho gae
kya aur koee qalb hai is inqalaab mein
nahin khulata sabab tabassum ka
aaj kya koee bosa denge aap
jaan-o-dil tha nazr teree kar chuka
tere aashiq kee yahee auqaat hai
jazba-e-ishq chaahie soofee
jo hai afsurda ahal-e-haal nahin
ham ko bharam ne bahar-e-tavahahum bana diya
dariya samajh ke kood pade ham saraab mein
vo maah jalva dikha kar hamen hua roo-posh
ye aarazoo hai ki nikale kaheen dobaara chaand
ye risaala ishq ka hai adaq tire gaur karane ka hai sabaq
kabhee dekh is ko varaq varaq mira seena gam kee kitaab hai
dil bhee ab pahaloo-tahee karane laga
ho gaya tum sa tumhaaree yaad mein
sikka apana nahin jamata hai tumhaare dil par
naqsh agyaar ke kis taur se jam jaate hain