chaand us raat bhi niklaa thaa magar us kaa vajuud
— Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Chaand us raat bhee niklaa thaa magar us kaa vajood
Itnaa khoon-rang thaa jaise kisee ma.asoom kee laash
Taare us raat bhee chamke the magar is Dhab se
Jaise kaT jaa.e koee jism-e-haseen qaash-ba-qaash
Itnee bechain thee us raat mahak phoolon kee
Jaise maan jis ko ho kho.e hue bachche kee talaash
PeD cheekh uThte the amvaaj-e-havaa kee zad men
Nok-e-shamsheer kee maanind thee jhonkon kee talaash