Gehri si raat voh badi ajeeb thi,
Baat vo meri chaahat ki hotho k kareeb thi.
Hui tabhi darwaaze par aahat koi,
Laga teri rooh ne dastak di.
Kholi chatkhani to dekhi,
Teri muhhabat mere khwabon mein lipti khadi.
Kaati poori raat vo haseen khwab lekar,
jo dekhi teri shakl maine har aaine mein,
huyi subah laga khwab toota sa,
guzri raat ke daaman ke saath hi kahin chootha sa,
dhoondha maine use phir bahaut se khayalon mein,
tere jawabon, duniya ke sawaalon mein,
par mila na kahin vo tera khwab,
jisne jalaya tha dil mera, vo aaftaab,
ummeed hai milega voh kabhi kahin,
gar mila to kar loongi yakin,
aaya tha tu us raat,
huyi thi jab darwaaze par dastak koi