jin raaton men niind ud jaatii hai kya qahr ki raaten hotii hain
— Arzoo Lakhnavi
Jin raaton men niind uD jaatee hai kya qahr kee raaten hotee hain
Darvaazon se Takraa jaate hain deevaaron se baaten hotee hain
Aashob-e-judaa.ee kya kahiye an-honee baaten hotee hain
Aankhon men andheraa chhaataa hai jab ujaalee raaten hotee hain
Jab wo nahin hote pahloo men aur lambee raaten hotee hain
Yaad aa ke sataatee rahtee hai aur dil se baaten hotee hain
Ghir ghir ke baadal aate hain aur be-barse khul jaate hain
Ummeedon kee jhooTee dunya men sookhee barsaaten hotee hain
Ummeed kaa suraj Duubaa hai aankhon men andheraa chhaayaa hai
Dunya-e-firaaq men din kaisaa raaten hee raaten hotee hain
Tai karnaa hain jhagDe jiine ke jis tarah bane kahte sunte
Bahron se bhee paalaa paDtaa hai goongon se bhee baaten hotee hain
Aankhon men kahaan ras kee boonden kuch hai to lahoo kee laalee hai
Is badlee huee rut men ab to khooneen barsaaten hotee hain
Qismat jaage to ham so.en qismat so.e to ham jaagen
Donon hee ko niind aa.e jis men kab aisi raaten hotee hain
Jo kaan lagaa kar sunte hain kya jaanen rumooz mohabbat ke
Ab honT nahin hilne paate aur pahron baaten hotee hain
Jo naaz hai wo apnaataa hai jo ghamza hai wo lubhaataa hai
In rang-birangee pardon men ghaaton par ghaaten hotee hain
Hansne men jo aansoo aate hain nairang-e-jahaan batlaate hain
Har roz janaaze jaate hain har roz baraaten hotee hain
Jo kuch bhee khushee se hota hai ye dil kaa bojh na ban jaa.e
Paimaan-e-wafa bhee rehne do sab jhooTee baaten hotee hain
Jab tak hai dilon men sachchaa.ee sab naaz-o-niyaaz vaheen tak hain
Jab khud-gharzee aa jaatee hai jul hote hain ghaaten hotee hain
Himmat kis kee hai jo poochhe ye 'aarzoo'-e-saudaai se
Kyuun saahab aakhir akele men ye kis se baaten hotee hain