sochte rahte hain aksar raat men
— Mohammad Alvi
Sochte rahte hain aksar raat men
Doob kyuun jaate hain manzar raat men
Kis ne lahraa.ee hain zulfen duur tak
Kaun phirtaa hai khule-sar raat men
Chaandnee pee kar bahak jaatee hai raat
Chaand ban jaataa hai saaghar raat men
Chuum lete hain kinaaron kee haden
Jhuum uThte hain samundar raat men
KhiDkiyon se jhaanktee hai raushnee
Battiyaan jaltee hain ghar ghar raat men
Raat kaa ham par baDaa ehsaan hai
Ro liyaa karte hain khul kar raat men
Dil kaa pahloo men gumaan hota naheen
Aankh ban jaatee hai patthar raat men
'alvee' saahab vaqt hai aaraam kaa
So raho sab Kuch bhulaa kar raat men