Aadat

muddaton main ek andhe kuen mein asir

sar paTakta raha giDgiData raha

raushni chahiye، chandni chahiye، zindagi chahiye

raushni pyar ki, chandni yar ki, zindagi dar ki

apni aawaz sunta raha raat din

dhire dhire yaqin dil ko aata raha

sune sansar mein

bewafa yar mein

damn-e-dar mein

raushni bhi nahin

chandni bhi nahin

zindagi bhi nahin

zindagi ek raat

wahima kaenat

aadmi be-bisat

log kotah-qad

shahr shahr-e-hasad

ganw in se bhi bad

in andheron ne jab pis Dala mujhe

phir achanak kuen ne uchhaala mujhe

apne sine se bahar nikala mujhe

saikDon misr the samne

saikDon us ke bazar the

ek buDhi zuleKHa nahin

jaane kitne KHaridar the

baDhta jata tha yusuf ka mol

log bikne ko tayyar the

khul gae mah-jabinon ke sar

reshmi chadaren haT gain

palken jhapkin na nazren jhukin

marmarin ungliyan kaT gain

hath daman tak aaya koi

dhajjiyan dur tak baT gain

main ne Dar ke laga di kuen mein chhalang

sar paTakne laga phir isi karb se

phir isi dard se giDgiDane laga

raushni chahiye chandni chahiye zindagi chahiye