sochte rahte hain aksar raat mein
Dub kyun jate hain manzar raat mein
kis ne lahrai hain zulfen dur tak
kaun phirta hai khule-sar raat mein
chandni pi kar bahak jati hai raat
chand ban jata hai saghar raat mein
chum lete hain kinaron ki haden
jhum uThte hain samundar raat mein
khiDkiyon se jhankti hai raushni
battiyan jalti hain ghar ghar raat mein
raat ka hum par baDa ehsan hai
ro liya karte hain khul kar raat mein
dil ka pahlu mein guman hota nahin
aankh ban jati hai patthar raat mein
'alwi' sahab waqt hai aaram ka
so raho sab kuchh bhula kar raat mein
Ghazal
Sochte rahte hain aksar raat mein
Mohammad Alvi