parda e shab ki ot men zohra jamaal kho gae
— Shakeb Jalali
Parda-e-shab kee oT men zohra-jamaal kho ga.e
Dil kaa kanval bujhaa to shahr teera-o-taar ho ga.e
Ek hamen hee ai sahar niind na aa.ee raat bhar
Zaanoo-e-shab pe rakh ke sar saare charaagh so ga.e
Raah men the babool bhee rood-e-sharar bhee dhuul bhee
Jaanaa hamen zaroor thaa gul ke tavaaf ko ga.e
Deeda-varo bataa.en kya tum ko yaqeen na aa.egaa
Chehre the jin ke chaand se siine men daagh bo ga.e
Daagh-e-shikast dosto dekho kise naseeb ho
BaiThe hue hain tez-rau sust-khiraam to ga.e
Ahl-e-junoon ke dil 'shakeb' narm the mom kee tarah
Tesha-e-yaas jab chalaa tooda-e-sang ho ga.e
Parda-e-shab ki oT mein zohra-jamal kho gae
Dil ka kanwal bujha to shahr tira-o-tar ho gae
Ek hamein hi ai sahar nind na aai raat bhar
Zanu-e-shab pe rakh ke sar sare charagh so gae
Rah mein the babul bhi rud-e-sharar bhi dhul bhi
Jaana hamein zarur tha gul ke tawaf ko gae
Dida-waro bataen kya tum ko yaqin na aaega
Chehre the jin ke chand se sine mein dagh bo gae
Dagh-e-shikast dosto dekho kise nasib ho
BaiThe hue hain tez-rau sust-KHiram to gae
Ahl-e-junun ke dil 'shakeb' narm the mom ki tarah
Tesha-e-yas jab chala tuda-e-sang ho gae