bardi aarazu thi ek mulakaat ki

na jee bhar ke dekha na kuch baat ki,
bardi aarazu thi mulakaat ki,

kayi saal se kuch khabar hi nahi,
kahaan din guzaraa kaha raat huyi,

ujaalon ki pariyaan nahane lagi,
nadi gungunayi khayaalat ki,

main chup tha to chalti hawaa ruk gayi,
zubaan sab samajhte hain jazbaat ki,

sitaaron ko shaayad kahbar hi nahi,
musaafir ne jaane kahaan raat ki,

mukaddar mere ab kya soch raha,
barasati huyi raat barasaat ki.