Vaadi-e-gangaa mein ek raat

Vaadi-e-gaNgaa meN ek raat

karte haiN musaafir ko mohabbat ke ishaare
ai vaadi-e-gaNgaa tere shaadaab nazaare
ye bikhare hue phool, ye bikhare hue taare
Khushboo se mahakte hue dariyaa ke kinaare !

ye chaaNdanii raat, ye pur-khwaab fazaayeN
ik mauj-e-tarab kii tarah be-taab fazaayeN
sabze ka hujoom aour ye shaadaab fazaayeN
mahake hue nazaare haiN, bahake hue taare !

ye taare haiN ya noor ke maikhaane haiN aabaad
maasoom-o-hasiiN hooroN ke kaashaane haiN aabaad
mastaanaa hawaaoN pe parii-khaane haiN aabaad
ya daaman-e-aflaak meN be-taab sharaare

mahtaab hai ya noor kii khwaabiida parii hai
almaas kii moorat hai ki maNdir meN dharii hai
mar-mar kii suraahii maiye-siimiiN se bharii hai
aour tairtii hai niil ki maujoN ke sahaare

niiNdoN meN hai khoii huii be-daar hawaayeN
gulzaar haiN gulrez guhar-baar hawaayeN
haiN noor meN doobii huii sarshaar hawaayeN
ya baal fishaaN mastii-e-nak'hat ke nazaare

sahraa haiN ki khawaabiiNdaaN nazaaroN ke shabistaaN
daaman meN liye chaaNd-sitaaroN ke shabistaaN
firdaus ki pur-kaif bahaaroN ke shabistaaN
shaayar ko tamannaa hai yahiiN raat guzaareN