ek mahak rauzan-ba-rauzan shairi karti rahi

ik mahak rauzan-ba-rauzan shā'irī kartī rahī

raat kī raanī hama-tan shā'irī kartī rahī

ik taraf thī nīm-shab aur ik taraf shauq-e-visāl

hoñT chup the aur dhaḌkan shā'irī kartī rahī

maiñ rahā ḳhāmosh jis kī parda-dārī ke liye

toḌ kar vo saare bandhan shā'irī kartī rahī

chup rahī sahrā.ī surma Daal kar chashm-e-falak

aañkh merī saarā sāvan shā'irī kartī rahī

rāt-bhar piite rahe ham tā-sahar sunte rahe

sāġhar-o-mīnā kī khan-khan shā'irī kartī rahī

aañkh meñ aañsū bhī the aur paañv meñ ghuñghrū bhī the

ek rim-jhim ek chhan-chhan shā'irī kartī rahī

rāt-bhar sunte rahe ‘shīrāz-sāgar' kī ġhazal

ek tārīkī bhī raushan shā'irī kartī rahī

ek mahak rauzan-ba-rauzan sha'iri karti rahi

raat ki rani hama-tan sha'iri karti rahi

ek taraf thi nim-shab aur ek taraf shauq-e-visal

honT chup the aur dhaDkan sha'iri karti rahi

main raha KHamosh jis ki parda-dari ke liye

toD kar wo sare bandhan sha'iri karti rahi

chup rahi sahrai surma Dal kar chashm-e-falak

aankh meri sara sawan sha'iri karti rahi

raat-bhar pite rahe hum ta-sahar sunte rahe

saghar-o-mina ki khan-khan sha'iri karti rahi

aankh mein aansu bhi the aur panw mein ghunghru bhi the

ek rim-jhim ek chhan-chhan sha'iri karti rahi

raat-bhar sunte rahe ‘shiraaz-sagar' ki ghazal

ek tariki bhi raushan sha'iri karti rahi