ghiste ghiste paanv men zanjir aadhi rah gai
aadhi chhutne ki hui tadbir aadhi rah gai
niim bismil ho ke main tadpa to vo kahne lage
chuuk tujh se ho gai taazir aadhi rah gai
shaam se thi aamad aamad nisf shab ko aae vo
yavari kar ke miri taqdir aadhi rah gai
nisf shahr us gesu-e-mushkin ne dil-basta kiya
khusrav-e-tatar ki tauqir aadhi rah gai
chaudhvin shab na-mubarak mah-e-kamil ko hui
nisf mansab ho gaya jagir aadhi rah gai
tez kab tak hogi kab tak baadh rakkhi jaegi
ab to ai qatil tiri shamshir aadhi rah gai
aadhe dhad ka dam nikalta tha ki aaya khatt-e-shauq
padhte padhte mar gae tahrir aadhi rah gai
rang phirne bhi na paaya tha ki khud-rafta hua
ban ke ‘mani’ se tiri tasvir aadhi rah gai
nisf shab tak di tasalli phir vo yusuf uth gaya
khvab-e-hasrat ki miri taabir aadhi rah gai
khud kaha qatil se main ne phir dobara zabh kar
kat ke jab gardan dam-e-takbir aadhi rah gai
dopahar raat aa chuki jab guftugu ki ishq ki
yaar se aadhi hui taqrir aadhi rah gai
imtihan men kundani rang un ka duuna ho gaya
udte udte surkhi-e-iksir aadhi rah gai
ai pari-ru jald zindan men ‘sharaf’ ki le khabar
tukde kar ke phenk di zanjir aadhi rah gai