raat ke Khvaab sunaaye.n kis ko raat ke Khvaab suhaane the
dhu.Ndhale dhu.Ndhale chehare the par sab jaane pahachaane the

ziddii vahashii alha.D cha.nchal miiThe log rasiile log
ho.nTh un ke Gazalo.n ke misare aa.Nkho.n me.n afsaane the

ye la.Dakii to in galiyo.n me.n roz hii ghuumaa karatii thii
is se un ko milanaa thaa to is ke lakh bahaane the

ham ko saarii raat jagaayaa jalate bujhate taaro.n ne
ham kyuu.N un ke dar pe utare kitane aur Thikaane the

vahashat kii u.nvaan hamaarii in me.n se jo naar banii
dekhe.nge to log kahe.nge "Insha" jii diiivaane the

kal chodhaweeN key raat thee, shub bhar raha charcha tera
Kuch nay kaha ye chand hay, kuch nay kaha chehra tera

Hum bhee vaheeN mojood thay, hum say bhee pucha keyay
Hum Huns deyay, hum chup rahay, manzoor tha parda tera

Is shehar maiN kiss say milaiN, hum say toe chootaiN mehfilaiN
Her shakhs tera naam lay, her shakhs deewana tera

koochay koe teray chaoR kar jogee hee bun jaiN magar
jungle teray, purbat teray, bustee teree, sehra tera

Hum par ye sakhtee key nazar, hum haiN faqir-e-rah-guzar
Rusta kabhee roka tera, damun kabhee thamaa tera

bay dard sunnee hoe to chal, kehta hay kya achee ghazal
aashiq tera, ruswa tera, sha'er tera, insha tera