ai dil vaalo ghar se niklo detaa daavat e aam hai chaand
— Ibn E Insha
Ai dil vaalo ghar se niklo detaa daavat-e-aam hai chaand
Shahron shahron qariyon qariyon vahshat kaa paighaam hai chaand
Too bhee hare dareeche vaalee aa jaa bar-sar-e-baam hai chaand
Har koi jag men khud saa DhoonDe tujh bin base aaraam hai chaand
Sakhiyon se kab sakhiyaan apne jee ke bhed chhupaatee hain
Ham se nahin to us se kah de kartaa kahaan kalaam hai chaand
Jis jis se use rabt raha hai aur bhee log hazaaron hain
Ek tujhee ko be-mehree kaa detaa kyuun ilzaam hai chaand
Wo jo teraa daagh ghulaamee maathe par liye phirtaa hai
Us kaa naam to 'inshaa' Thahraa naahaq ko badnaam hai chaand
Ham se bhee do baaten kar le kaisee bheegee shaam hai chaand
Sab Kuch sun le aap na bole teraa khuub nizaam hai chaand
Ham is lambe-chauDe ghar men shab ko tanhaa hote hain
Dekh kisee din aa mil ham se ham ko tujh se kaam hai chaand
Apne dil ke mashriq-o-maghrib us ke rukh se munavvar hain
Be-shak teraa ruup bhee kaamil be-shak too bhee tamaam hai chaand
Tujh ko to har shaam falak par ghaTtaa-baDhtaa dekhte hain
Us ko dekh ke iid karenge apna aur islaam hai chaand