udaas raat hai koii to khvaab de jaao
— Bashir Badr
Udaas raat hai koee to khvaab de jaao
Mire gilaas men thoDee sharaab de jaao
Bahut se aur bhee ghar hain khudaa kee bastee men
Faqeer kab se khaDaa hai javaab de jaao
Main zard patton pe shabnam sajaa ke laayaa huun
Kisee ne mujh se kahaa thaa hisaab de jaao
Adab naheen hai ye akhbaar ke taraashe hain
Ga.e zamaanon kee koee kitaab de jaao
Phir us ke baa'd nazaare nazar ko tarsenge
Vo jaa rahaa hai khizaan ke gulaab de jaao
Miree nazar men rahe Doobne kaa manzar bhee
Ghuroob hotaa huaa aaftaab de jaao
Hazaar safhon kaa deevaan kaun paDhtaa hai
'basheer-badr' kaa koee intikhaab de jaao