raat ke samundar mein gham ki naw chalti hai

raat ke samundar meñ ġham kī naav chaltī hai

din ke garm sāhil par zinda laash jaltī hai

ik khilaunā hai giitī toḌ toḌ ke jis ko

bachchoñ kī tarah duniyā rotī hai machaltī hai

fikr o fan kī shahzādī kis balā kī hai nāgin

shab meñ ḳhuun piitī hai din meñ zahr ugaltī hai

zindagī kī haisiyyat buuñd jaise paanī kī

nāchtī hai sholoñ par chashm-e-nam meñ jaltī hai

bhūke peT kī Daa.in sotī hī nahīñ ik pal

din meñ dhuup khātī hai shab meñ pī ke chaltī hai

pattiyoñ kī taalī par jaag uThe chaman vaale

aur pattī pattī ab baiThī haath maltī hai

ghup añdherī rāhoñ par mash.al-e-husām-e-zar

hai lahū meñ aisī tar bujhtī hai na jaltī hai

inqilāb-e-daurāñ se kuchh to kahtī hī hogī

tez rail-gāḌī jab paTriyāñ badaltī hai

tishnagī kī tafsīreñ misl-e-sham.a haiñ 'vāmiq'

jo zabān khultī hai us se lau nikaltī hai

raat ke samundar mein gham ki naw chalti hai

din ke garm sahil par zinda lash jalti hai

ek khilauna hai giti toD toD ke jis ko

bachchon ki tarah duniya roti hai machalti hai

fikr o fan ki shahzadi kis bala ki hai nagin

shab mein KHun piti hai din mein zahr ugalti hai

zindagi ki haisiyyat bund jaise pani ki

nachti hai sholon par chashm-e-nam mein jalti hai

bhuke peT ki Dain soti hi nahin ek pal

din mein dhup khati hai shab mein pi ke chalti hai

pattiyon ki tali par jag uThe chaman wale

aur patti patti ab baiThi hath malti hai

ghup andheri rahon par mashal-e-husam-e-zar

hai lahu mein aisi tar bujhti hai na jalti hai

inqilab-e-dauran se kuchh to kahti hi hogi

tez rail-gaDi jab paTriyan badalti hai

tishnagi ki tafsiren misl-e-shama hain 'wamiq'

jo zaban khulti hai us se lau nikalti hai