Raat

fasurda raat sitaron ke qafilon ko liye

KHamosh rahon ki KHwabida mastiyon ko salam

na jaane kaun si manzil ko hai rawan kab se

tamam dahr pe saya-fagan ye raat jise

kiya hai main ne muqaddar KHayal-e-ghamgin ka

ek ek ashk se rah rah ke jis ko dhoya hai

udas udas surile surile naghmon se

ek ek naqsh sanwara hai jis ke chehre ka

kabhi jo lamha tasawwur se chhu gaya koi

gham-e-KHayal bana kar samo diya jis mein

jo apne sath sitaron ke qafilon ko liye

na jaane kaun si manzil ko hai rawan kab se

ye aagahi ka koi KHwab hi na ho warna

nazar pukar uThegi ki ahl-e-fikr-o-KHayal

tamam soch isi raat ka andhera hai