ek nagma ik taaraa ek guncha ek jaam
— Saghar Siddiqui
Ek naghma ek taaraa ek ghuncha ek jaam
Ai gham-e-dauraan gham-e-dauraan tujhe meraa salaam
Zulf aavaara garebaan chaak ghabraa.ee nazar
In dinon ye hai jahaan men zindagaanee kaa nizaam
Chand taare Toot kar daaman men mere aa gire
Main ne poochhaa thaa sitaaron se tire gham kaa maqaam
Kah rahe hain chand bichhDe rahravon ke naqsh-e-paa
Ham karenge inqalaab-e-justujoo kaa ehtimaam
PaD ga.iin pairaahan-e-sub.h-e-chaman par silvaTen
Yaad aa kar rah ga.ee hai be-khudee kee ek shaam
Teree ismat ho ki ho mere hunar kee chaandnee
Vaqt ke baazaar men har chiiz ke lagte hain daam
Ham banaa.enge yahaan 'saaghar' na.ee tasveer-e-shauq
Ham takhayyul ke mujaddid ham tasavvur ke imaam
Ek naghma ek tara ek ghuncha ek jam
Ai gham-e-dauran gham-e-dauran tujhe mera salam
Zulf aawara gareban chaak ghabrai nazar
In dinon ye hai jahan mein zindagani ka nizam
Chand tare TuT kar daman mein mere aa gire
Main ne puchha tha sitaron se tere gham ka maqam
Kah rahe hain chand bichhDe rahrawon ke naqsh-e-pa
Hum karenge inqalab-e-justuju ka ehtimam
PaD gain pairahan-e-subh-e-chaman par silwaTen
Yaad aa kar rah gai hai be-KHudi ki ek sham
Teri ismat ho ki ho mere hunar ki chandni
Waqt ke bazar mein har chiz ke lagte hain dam
Hum banaenge yahan 'saghar' nai taswir-e-shauq
Hum taKHayyul ke mujaddid hum tasawwur ke imam