**chand raat ke khamosh sitaron ke kasam
es dil main koi aabad nahi teray sewa
youn tu her shab he yadon ke nazar hoti hai
kitna mushkil hai tamannah ko dabaye rakhna
yaad maazi azab hai ya rab
chheen le mujh se hafiza mera
mumkin hai tarteb-e-waqat main esa bhi waqat aaye
dastak ko tera haath uthay aur mera dar na ho
ager shaoor hai tu meri zillat ko salam ker
kitna gir gaya hoon teray arooj ke khatir**