Raat

raat kitni sahir hai

gard se aTe chehre

baDh ke tham leti hai

apne narm hathon mein

din ka shor kanon se

phike manzar aankhon se

chun ke phenk deti hai

be-karan andheron mein

muzmahil thake-mande

laDkhaDate jismon ko

baDh ke tham leti hai

raat apni banhon mein

raat kitni mahir hai

jabr aur mashaqqat ki

saKHtiyan bhulane mein

dosti nibhane mein

be-sukun zehnon ko

loriyan sunane mein

jagne sulane mein

raat kitni mahir hai

raat kitni behis hai

us ki aastinon mein

kitne sanp palte hain

ta-sahar gunahon ke

kaise daur chalte hain

raat jaise gungi hai

dekhti hai sara kuchh

aur kuchh nahin kahti

raat jaise bahri hai

siskiyan nahin sunti

hausla nahin deti

jin ki kashtiyon ko gham

zabt ke jazire par

Therne nahin deta

jin ko bar-e-bad-baKHti

zist ke samundar mein

tairne nahin deta

reg-e-sahil-e-shab par

kaise sar paTaKHte hain

raat jaise andhi hai

aasra nahin deti

dost hi nahin banti

raat kitni behis hai