Is kadar pheil gia hai shab e hijran ka sakoot
Bolta hai kayi lehjon mein biyaban ka sakoot
Rehnumayi meri karti hai ajab sar goshi
Mera asbaab e safar dasht o biyaban ka sakoot
Yeh bhi pera iyah izhar e shikayat hi to hai
Koi samjhe to sahi deedah weeran ka sakoot
Ik zara paon ki zanjeer jo hil jati hai
Apna lehjah hi badal leta hai zindan ka sakoot
Koi khuabidah, koi hasrat koi izhar e kheyal
Kahin bar bad na kar de dil weeran ka sakoot
Shehar ka shehar hazeen, hal pareshan gum sum
Wajah halat hai ik be sar o saman ka sakoot
Jab se aafaaq badalne lage perahun tan
Guftagoo karne laga aalam hairan ka sakoot
Bolta hai kayi lehjon mein biyaban ka sakoot
Rehnumayi meri karti hai ajab sar goshi
Mera asbaab e safar dasht o biyaban ka sakoot
Yeh bhi pera iyah izhar e shikayat hi to hai
Koi samjhe to sahi deedah weeran ka sakoot
Ik zara paon ki zanjeer jo hil jati hai
Apna lehjah hi badal leta hai zindan ka sakoot
Koi khuabidah, koi hasrat koi izhar e kheyal
Kahin bar bad na kar de dil weeran ka sakoot
Shehar ka shehar hazeen, hal pareshan gum sum
Wajah halat hai ik be sar o saman ka sakoot
Jab se aafaaq badalne lage perahun tan
Guftagoo karne laga aalam hairan ka sakoot