wo kahte hain uttho sahar ho gaii
— Aagha Akbarabadi
Wo kahte hain uTTho sahar ho ga.ee
Azaan ho ga.ee top-sar ho ga.ee
Gale se milo ab to bahr-e-khuda
TaDapte mujhe raat bhar ho ga.ee
Ilaahee huaa jazb-e-ulfat ko kya
Miree aah kyuun be-asar ho ga.ee
Zamaana to ai jaan bargashta thaa
Tumhaaree bhee tirchhee nazar ho ga.ee
Hue sar kaTaane ko tayyaar ham
Jo vaan tegh zeb-e-kamar ho ga.ee
Dikhaa.ee mujhe kis liye shaam-e-hijr
Shab-e-vasl kee kyuun sahar ho ga.ee
Milaa vasl men bhee na 'aaghaa' ko chain
Shikaayat men shab bhar basar ho ga.ee