Palkon Pe The Para-e-jigar Raat

palkon pe the para-e-jigar raat

hum aankhon mein le gae basar raat

ek din to wafa bhi karte wada

guzri hai umid-war har raat

mukhDe se uThain un ne zulfen

jaana bhi na hum gai kidhar raat

tu pas nahin hua to rote

rah rah gai hai pahar pahar raat

kya din the ki KHun tha jigar mein

ro uThte the baiTh dopahar raat

wan tum to banate hi rahe zulf

aashiq ki bhi yan gai guzar raat

saqi ke jo aane ki KHabar thi

guzri hamein sari be-KHabar raat

kya soz-e-jigar kahun main hamdam

aaya jo suKHan zaban par raat

sohbat ye rahi ki sham-rawi

le sham se ta-dam-e-sahar raat

khulti hai jab aankh shab ko tujh bin

kaTti nahin aati phir nazar raat

din wasl ka yun kaTa kahe tu

kaTi hai judai ki magar raat

kal thi shab-e-wasl ek ada par

us ki gae hote hum tu mar raat

jage the hamare baKHt-e-KHufta

pahuncha tha baham wo apne ghar raat

karne laga pusht-e-chashm-e-nazuk

sote se uTha jo chaunk kar raat

thi subh jo munh ko khol deta

har-chand ki tab thi ek pahar raat

par zulfon mein munh chhapa ke puchha

ab howegi 'mir' kis qadar raat