KHamosh andheri raaton mein jab sari duniya suti hai

KHamosh andheri raaton mein jab sari duniya suti hai
ek hijr ka mara rota hai aur shabnam aansu dhoti hai

pahle to mohabbat rafta rafta hosh-o-KHirad ko khoti hai
phir yaad kisi ki aa aa kar kanTe se dil mein chubhoti hai

kuchh sochta hun kuchh kahta hun kuchh kahte hain kuchh sunta hun
jab un ke samne hota hun meri ye haalat hoti hai

chaaragar bas ye batla de wo jab mujh se chhu jate hain
kyun jism mein maujen uThti hain kyun nabz mein surat hoti hai

sab kahte hain main diwana hun hain kahta hun sab diwane hain
main duniya-bhar par hansta hun duniya-bhar mujh par roti hai

jab chand ufuq par hota hai aur tare jhilmil karte hain
aankhon mein kisi ki bholi bholi shakl samai hoti hai

ummid se rishta TuT gaya tum kya chhuTe dil chhuT gaya
armanon ki baDhti kheti ko sail-e-yas Duboti hai

dil ek na ek din jaana tha ye din bhi aaKHir aana tha
'talib' tum is ka gham na karo ye chiz parai hoti hai