1
siyah ped hain ab aap apni parchhain
zamin se ta-mah-o-anjum sukut ke minar
jidhar nigah karen ik athah gum-shudgi
ik ek kar ke fasurda charaghon ki palken
jhapak gaiin jo khuli hain jhapakne vaali hain
jhalak raha hai pada chandni ke darpan men
rasile kaif bhare manzaron ka jagta khvab
falak pe taron ko pahli jamahiyan aaiin
2
tamoliyon ki dokanen kahin kahin hain khuli
kuchh unghti hui badhti hain shah-rahon par
savariyon ke bade ghungruon ki jhankaren
khada hai os men chup-chap har singar ka ped
dulhan ho jaise haya ki sugandh se bojhal
ye mauj-e-nur ye bharpur ye khili hui raat
ki jaise khilta chala jaae ik safed kanval
sipah-e-rus hai ab kitni duur berlin se
jaga raha hai koi aadhi raat ka jaadu
chhalak rahi hai khum-e-ghaib se sharab-e-vajud
faza-e-nim-shabi nargis-e-khumar-alud
kanval ki chutkiyon men band hai nadi ka suhag
3
ye ras ka sej ye sukumar ye sukomal gaat
nayan kamal ki jhapak kam-rup ka jaadu
ye rasmasai palak ki ghani ghani parchhain
falak pe bikhre hue chand aur sitaron ki
chamakti ungliyon se chhid ke saaz fitrat ke
tarane jagne vaale hain tum bhi jaag utho
4
shua-e-mahr ne yuun un ko chuum chuum liya
nadi ke biich kumudni ke phuul khil utthe
na muflisi ho to kitni hasin hai duniya
ye jhaen jhaen si rah rah ke ek jhingur ki
hina ki tattiyon men narm sarsarahat si
faza ke siine men khamosh sansanahat si
ye kaenat ab ik niind le chuki hogi
5
ye mahv-e-khvab hain rangin machhliyan tah-e-ab
ki hauz-e-sehn men ab in ki chashmaken bhi nahin
ye sar-nigun hain sar-e-shakh phuul gudhal ke
ki jaise be-bujhe angare thande pad jaaen
ye chandni hai ki umda hua hai ras-sagar
ik aadmi hai ki itna dukhi hai duniya men
6
qarib chand ke mandla rahi hai ik chidiya
bhanvar men nuur ke karvat se jaise naav chale
ki jaise sina-e-shair men koi khvab pale
vo khvab sanche men jis ke nai hayat dhale
vo khvab jis se purana nizam-e-gham badle
kahan se aati hai madmalti lata ki lipat
ki jaise saikdon pariyan gulabiyan chhidkaen
ki jaise saikdon ban-deviyon ne jhule par
ada-e-khas se ik saath baal khol diye
lage hain kaan sitaron ke jis ki aahat par
is inqalab ki koi khabar nahin aati
dil-e-nujum dhadakte hain kaan bajte hain
7
ye saans leti hui kaenat ye shab-e-mah
ye pur-sukun ye pur-asrar ye udaas saman
ye narm narm havaon ke nil-gun jhonke
faza ki ot men mardon ki gungunahat hai
ye raat maut ki be-rang muskurahat hai
dhuan dhuan se manazir tamam nam-dida
khunuk dhundalke ki ankhen bhi niim khvabida
sitare hain ki jahan par hai ansuon ka kafan
hayat parda-e-shab men badalti hai pahlu
kuchh aur jaag utha aadhi raat ka jaadu
zamana kitna ladai ko rah gaya hoga
mire khayal men ab ek baj raha hoga
8
gulon ne chadar-e-shabnam men munh lapet liya
labon pe so gai kaliyon ki muskurahat bhi
zara bhi sumbul-e-turki laten nahin hiltin
sukut-e-nim-shabi ki haden nahin miltin
ab inqalab men shayad ziyada der nahin
guzar rahe hain kai karvan dhundalke men
sukut-e-nim-shabi hai unhin ke paanv ki chaap
kuchh aur jaag utha aadhi raat ka jaadu
9
nai zamin naya asman nai duniya
nae sitare nai gardishen nae din raat
zamin se ta-ba-falak intizar ka aalam
faza-e-zard men dhundle ghubar ka aalam
hayat maut-numa intishar ka aalam
hai mauj-e-dud ki dhundli faza ki nabzen hain
tamam khastagi-o-mandgi ye daur-e-hayat
thake thake se ye taare thaki thaki si ye raat
ye sard sard ye be-jan phiki phiki chamak
nizam-e-saniya ki maut ka pasina hai
khud apne aap men ye kaenat duub gai
khud apni kokh se phir jagmaga ke ubhregi
badal ke kechuli jis tarah naag lahrae
10
khunuk fazaon men raqsan hain chand ki kirnen
ki abginon pe padti hai narm narm phuvar
ye mauj-e-ghaflat-e-maasum ye khumar-e-badan
ye saans niind men duubi ye aankh madmati
ab aao mere kaleje se lag ke so jaao
ye palken band karo aur mujh men kho jaao
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