Aaj ki raat

chandni raat hai jawani par
dast-e-gardun mein saghar-e-mahtab

nur ban ban ke chhan rahi hai sharab
saqi-e-asman piyala-ba-dast

main sharab-e-surur se sarmast
fikr-e-dozaKH na zikr-e-jannat hai

main hun aur teri pyari surat hai
ras-bhare honT mad-bhari aankhen!

kaun farda pe e'tibar kare
kaun jannat ka intizar kare

jaane kab maut ka payam aae
ye masarrat bhi hum se chhin jae

daman-e-aql chaak hone de
aaj ye qissa pak hone de

gham ko na-paedar kar den hum
maut ko sharmsar kar den hum

lab se lab yun milen ki kho jaen
jazb ek dusre mein ho jaen

main rahun aur na tu rahe baqi!
kis qadar dil-nashin hain lab tere

baada-e-ahmarin hain lab tere
tere honTon ka ras nahin hai ye

aab-e-kausar hai angbin hai ye
shahad ke ghunT pi raha hun main

aaj ki raat ji raha hun main
aaj ki raat phir na aaegi!