Raat

gaya din hui sham aai hai raat

KHuda ne ajab shai banai hai raat

na ho raat to din ki pahchan kya

uThae maza din ka insan kya

hui raat KHilqat chhuTi kaam se

KHamoshi si chhai sar-e-sham se

lage hone ab hot bazar band

zamane ke sab kar behwar band

musafir ne din bhar kiya hai safar

sar-e-sham manzil pe kholi kamar

daraKHton ke patte bhi chup ho gae

hawa tham gai peD bhi so gae

andhera ujale pe ghaalib hua

har ek shaKHs rahat ka talib hua

hue raushan aabaadiyon mein charagh

hua sab ko mehnat se hasil faragh

kisan ab chala khet ko chhoD kar

ki ghar mein kare chain se shab basar

gharib aadmi jo ki mazdur hain

mashaqqat se jin ke badan chur hain

wo din bhar ki mehnat ke mare hue

wo mande thake aur haare hue

nihayat KHushi se gae apne ghar

hue baal bachche bhi KHush dekh kar

gae bhul sab kaam-dhandhe ka gham

sawere ko uTThenge ab taza-dam

kahan chain ye baadshah ko nasib

ki jis be-ghami se hain sote gharib