Aaj ki raat

raat aate hi mujhe KHud se bhi Dar lagta hai
peD chalte hain hawaon se sada aati hai

meri tanhai ki KHamosh faza gati hai
raushni jagne lagti hai siyah-KHane mein

jaan paD jati hai bhule hue afsane mein
aane lagti hain kai ajnabi mahkaren si

gunjne lagti hain pazeb ki jhankaren si
hath mein waqt ke hota hai masarrat ka rabab

jagmagate hain andheron mein hazaron mahtab
baat hone nahin pati ki bichhaD jati ho

meri taqdir ki manind bigaD jati ho
aaj ki raat bhi shayad yahi aalam hoga!

chand suraj ki tarah lamhe nikal aaenge
dekhte dekhte din raat badal jaenge

wahi palken wahi zulfen wahi surat hogi
mere ghar mein meri mehman mohabbat hogi!

raat aate hi mujhe KHud se bhi Dar lagta hai