zarā nigāh uThāo ki ġham kī raat kaTe

nazar nazar se milāo ki ġham kī raat kaTe

ab aa ga.e ho to mere qarīb aa baiTho

duī ke naqsh miTāo ki ġham kī raat kaTe

shab-e-firāq hai sham-e-umīd le aao

koī charāġh jalāo ki ġham kī raat kaTe

kahāñ haiñ sāqī-o-mutrib kahāñ hai pīr-e-haram

kahāñ haiñ sab ye bulāo ki ġham kī raat kaTe

kahāñ ho mai-kade vaalo zarā idhar aao

hameñ bhī aaj pilāo ki ġham kī raat kaTe

nahīñ kuchh aur jo mumkin to yaar 'shola' kī

koī ġhazal hī sunāo ki ġham kī raat kaTe