Sochte Rahte Hain Aksar Raat Mein

sochte rahte hain aksar raat mein

Dub kyun jate hain manzar raat mein

kis ne lahrai hain zulfen dur tak

kaun phirta hai khule-sar raat mein

chandni pi kar bahak jati hai raat

chand ban jata hai saghar raat mein

chum lete hain kinaron ki haden

jhum uThte hain samundar raat mein

khiDkiyon se jhankti hai raushni

battiyan jalti hain ghar ghar raat mein

raat ka hum par baDa ehsan hai

ro liya karte hain khul kar raat mein

dil ka pahlu mein guman hota nahin

aankh ban jati hai patthar raat mein

'alwi' sahab waqt hai aaram ka

so raho sab kuchh bhula kar raat mein