shab tum jo bazm e gair men aankhen churaa gae
— Momin Khan Momin
Shab tum jo bazm-e-ghair men aankhen churaa ga.e
Kho.e ga.e ham aise ki aghyaar paa ga.e
Poochhaa kisee pe marte ho aur dam nikal gaya
Ham jaan se inaan-ba-inaan-e-sadaa ga.e
Phailee wo boo jo ham men nihaan misl-e-ghuncha thee
Jhonke naseem ke ye nayaa gul khilaa ga.e
Ai aab-e-ashk aatish-e-unsur hai dekhnaa
Jee hee gaya agar nafas-e-shola-zaa ga.e
Majlis men us ne paan diyaa apne haath se
Aghyaar sabz-bakht the ham zahr khaa ga.e
UTThaa na zof se gul-e-daagh-e-junoon kaa bojh
Qaaroon kee tarah ham bhee zameen men samaa ga.e
Ghairon se ho wo parda-nasheen kyuun na be-hijaab
Dam-haa-e-be-asar mire parda uThaa ga.e
Thee bad-gumaanee ab unhen kya ishq-e-hoor kee
Jo aa ke marte dam mujhe soorat dikhaa ga.e
Taabinda o javaan to bakht-e-raqeeb the
Ham teera-roz kyuun gham-e-hijraan ko bhaa ga.e
Be-zaar zindagaanee kaa jiinaa muhaal thaa
Wo bhee hamaaree na.ash ko Thokar lagaa ga.e
Vaa.iz ke zikr-e-mehr-e-qayaamat ko kya kahoon
Aalam shab-e-visaal ke aankhon men chhaa ga.e
Jis vaqt us dayaar se aghyaar-e-bul-havas
Bad-khooiyon se yaar ke ho kar khafaa ga.e
Dunya hee se gaya main joonhee naaz se kahaa
Ab bhee gumaan-e-bad na ga.e tere yaa ga.e
Ai 'momin' aap kab se hue banda-e-butaan
Baare hamaare diin men hazrat bhee aa ga.e