1
ye shaam ik aina-e-nil-gun ye nam ye mahak
ye manzaron ki jhalak khet baagh dariya gaanv
vo kuchh sulagte hue kuchh sulagne vaale alaav
siyahiyon ka dabe-panv asman se nuzul
laton ko khol de jis tarah shaam ki devi
purane vaqt ke bargad ki ye udaas jataen
qarib o duur ye go dhuul ki ubharti ghataen
ye kaenat ka thahrao ye athah sukut
ye nim-tirah faza roz-e-garm ka tabut
dhuan dhuan si zamin hai ghula ghula sa falak
2
ye chandni ye havaen ye shakh-e-gul ki lachak
ye daur-e-bada ye saz-e-khamosh fitrat ke
sunai dene lagi jagmagate sinon men
dilon ke nazuk o shaffaf abginon men
tire khayal ki padti hui kiran ki khanak
3
ye raat chhanti havaon ki sondhi sondhi mahak
ye khet karti hui chandni ki narm damak
sugandh raat ki raani ki jab machalti hai
faza men ruh-e-tarab karvaten badalti hai
ye ruup sar se qadam tak hasin jaise gunah
ye arizon ki damak ye fusun-e-chashm-e-siyah
ye dhaj na de jo ajanta ki sanaton ko panah
ye siina pad hi gai dev lok ki bhi nigah
ye sar-zamin se akash ki parastish-gah
utarte hain tiri aarti sitara o maah
sajal badan ki bayan kis tarah ho kaifiyyat
sarasvati ke bajate hue sitar ki gat
jamal-e-yar tire gulsitan ki rah rah ke
jabin-e-naz tiri kahkashan ki rah rah ke
dilon men aina-dar-aina suhani jhalak
4
ye chhab ye ruup ye joban ye saj ye dhaj ye lahak
chamakte taron ki kirnon ki narm narm phuvar
ye rasmasate badan ka uthan aur ye ubhar
faza ke aina men jaise lahlahae bahar
ye be-qarar ye be-ikhtiyar josh-e-numud
ki jaise nuur ka favvara ho shafaq-alud
ye jalve paikar-e-shab-tab ke ye bazm-e-shohud
ye mastiyan ki mai-e-saf-o-durd sab be-bud
khajil ho lal-e-yaman uzv uzv ki vo dalak
5
bas ik sitara-e-shingaraf ki jabin pe jhamak
vo chaal jis se labalab gulabiyan chhalken
sakun-numa kham-e-abru ye adh-khulin palken
har ik nigah se aiman ki bijliyan lapken
ye aankh jis men kai asman dikhai paden
uda den hosh vo kanon ki saada saada laven
ghataen vajd men aaen ye gesuon ki latak
6
ye kaif-o-rang-e-nazara ye bijliyon ki lapak
ki jaise krishn se radha ki aankh ishare kare
vo shokh ishare ki rabbaniyat bhi jaae jhapak
jamal sar se qadam tak tamam shoala hai
sukun jumbish o ram tak tamam shoala hai
magar vo shoala ki ankhon men daal de thandak
7
ye raat niind men duube hue se hain dipak
faza men bujh gae ud ud ke jugnuon ke sharar
kuchh aur taron ki ankhon ka badh chala hai khumar
fasurda chhitki hui chandni ka dhundla ghubar
ye bhigi bhigi udahat ye bhiga bhiga nuur
ki jaise chashma-e-zulmat men jale kafur
ye dhalti raat sitaron ke qalb ka ye gudaz
khunuk faza men tira shabnami tabassum-e-naz
jhalak jamal ki taabir khvab aina-saz
jahan se jism ko dekhen tamam naz-o-niyaz
jahan nigah thahar jaae raz-andar-raz
sukut-e-nim-shabi lahlahe badan ka nikhar
ki jaise niind ki vaadi men jagta sansar
hai bazm-e-mah ki parchhaiyon ki basti hai
faza ki ot se vo khamushi barasti hai
ki buund buund se paida ho gosh o dil men khanak
8
kisi khayal men hai gharq chandni ki chamak
havaen niind ke kheton se jaise aati hon
hayat o maut men sargoshiyan si hoti hain
karodon saal ke jaage sitare nam-dida
siyah gesuon ke saanp nim-khvabida
ye pichhli raat ye rag rag men narm narm kasak
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