raushanee doob gaee chaand ne munh dhaanp liya
ab koee raah dikhaee nahin detee mujh ko
mere ehasaas mein koharaam macha hai lekin
koee aavaaz sunaee nahin detee mujh ko
raat ke haath ne kiranon ka gala ghoont diya
jaise ho jae zameen-bos shivaala koee
ye ghata-top andhera ye ghana sannaata
ab koee geet hai baaqee na ujaala koee
jis ne chhup-chhup ke jalaaya miree ummeedon ko
vo sulagatee huee thandak mire ghar tak pahunchee
dekhate dekhate sailaab-e-havas phail gaya
mauj-e-paayaab ubhar kar mire sar tak pahunchee
mire taareek gharaunde ko udaasee de kar
muskuraate hain dareechon mein ishaare kya kya
uf ye ummeed ka madafan ye mohabbat ka mazaar
is mein dekhe hain tabaahee ke nazaare kya kya
jis ne aankhon mein sitaare se kabhee ghole the
aaj ehasaas pe kaajal sa bikhera us ne
jis ne khud aa ke tatola tha mire seene ko
le liya gair ke pahaloo mein basera us ne
vo talavvun ki nahin jis ka thikaana koee
us ke andaaz-e-kuhan aaj nae taur ke hain
vahee bebaak ishaare vahee bhadake hue geet
kal mire haath bike aaj kisee aur ke hain
vo mahakata sa chahakata sa ubalata seena
us kee meeaad hai do roz lipatane ke lie
zulf bikharee huee bikharee to nahin rah sakatee
phailata hai koee saaya to simatane ke lie