cake biscuit khaaeinge ullu-ke-paTThe raat din — Hussain Meer Kashmiri

shor din ko nahin sone detaa
shab ko sannaaTaa jagaa detaa hai

shikva-e-zulmat-e-shab se to kahin behtar thaa
apne hisse ki koi shama jalaate jaate

us ko sochun to dhyaan mein mere
khushbu aati hai pahli baarish ki

ji DhunDtaa hai phir vahi fursat ki raat din
baiThe rahein tasavvur-e-jaanaan kiye hue

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

shab-e-vaada fasil-e-hijr se aage chamaktaa hai tiraa ism-e-sitaara-ju
ki jaise koi paivand-e-ridaa-e-subh aa jaae kisi qindil ki zad mein