sauda thaa balaa e josh par raat
— Momin Khan Momin
Sauda thaa balaa-e-josh par raat
Bistar pe bichhaa.e neshtar raat
BigDe the yahaan wo aan kar raat
Be-taur banee thee jaan par raat
Ham taa-sahar aap men naheen the
Kya jaane rahe wo kis ke ghar raat
Afsaana samajh ke so ga.e wo
Kaam aa.ee fughaan-e-be-asar raat
Aa.eene men ho na mom jaadoo
Sote naheen ab wo taa-sahar raat
Taare aankhen jhapak rahe the
Thaa baam pe kaun jalva-gar raat
Andher paDaa zamaane men haa.e
Ne din ko hai mehr ne qamar raat
Is lail-o-nahaar-e-gham ne maaraa
Hai roz se siyaah-tar raat
Kya poochho ho munkar-o-nakeer aah
BigDe jo wo taan-e-ghair par raat
Ye baat baDhee ki mar ga.e ham
Maut aa.ee thee qissa mukhtasar raat
Is ghar men hai aish-e-khuld 'momin'
Kya jaane kahaan hai din kidhar raat