shab ki aagosh men jaagaa huaa ghar kis kaa hai
— Aabid Jafri
Shab kee aaghosh men jaagaa huaa ghar kis kaa hai
Us pe aaseb nahin hai to asar kis kaa hai
Aisa sailaab ki jangal ko bahaa le jaa.e
Aise sailaab men be-barg shajar kis kaa hai
Ungliyon men utar aa.e hain basaarat ke rumooz
Teergee men rahe makhfee ye hunar kis kaa hai
Be-charaaghee hee rahi apne gharon kee meeraas
Raushnee poochhtee phirtee hai ki dar kis kaa hai
Wo musaafir to gaya chhoD ke yaaden apnee
Kis ko batlaa.oon ki ye zaad-e-safar kis kaa hai
Tum miree raah se ho kar nahin guzre ho to phir
Naqsh-e-paa ye taraf-e-raahguzar kis kaa hai
Phir se mad.hosh-e-tamanna ke hue hosh-ba-jaa
Ham pe 'aabid' ye karam baar-e-digar kis kaa hai