bala ka husn gazab ka shabab nind me hai
bala ka husn gazab ka shabab nind me hai
hai jism jaise gulista, gulab nind me hai
hai jism jaise gulista, gulab nind me hai

use jara sa bhi padh lo to shayri aa jaye
use jara sa bhi padh lo to shayri aa jaye
abhi ghajhal ki mukkamal kitab nind me hai
abhi ghajhal ki mukkamal kitab nind me hai

machal rahi hai mere dil me did ki hasrat
machal rahi hai mere dil me did ki hasrat
wo dale chehare pe neela nakab nind me hai
wo dale chehare pe neela nakab nind me hai

wo inkalab uthata hai leke angdayi
wo inkalab uthata hai leke angdayi
sawal jaga hua hai jawab nind me hai
sawal jaga hua hai jawab nind me hai

A beauty fierce, a youth of awe, in sleep it lies,
A beauty fierce, a youth of awe, in sleep it lies,
A body like a garden, a rose in slumber's guise.
A body like a garden, a rose in slumber's guise.

If just a glimpse you take, the verse will start to bloom,
If just a glimpse you take, the verse will start to bloom,
A perfect book of ghazals rests within the room,
A perfect book of ghazals rests within the room.

My heart with longing aches, to see that wondrous face,
My heart with longing aches, to see that wondrous face,
A veil of azure shadows grace that sleeping space.
A veil of azure shadows grace that sleeping space.

A revolution stirs, with every stretching sigh,
A revolution stirs, with every stretching sigh,
The question wakes, the answer in sleep does lie.
The question wakes, the answer in sleep does lie.