Kal raat chaandni thi gum,

Maine sab se poocha, hua kya.

Ungliyaan uthi mere yaar par,

Shikaayat hua husn-e-dildaar ka.

Karta kya chaand bhi tera muqaabla,

Chupna hi usne bajaa samjha,

Na samjha kisi ne teri maasumiyat magar,

Tujhe hi sabne dushman be-wajah samjha.

Chaand kya cheez hai, suraj bhi dhundla pad jaaye,

Bas ek baar agar tum hans kar pardaa uthaa dey.

Kaise samjha-oon is ahal-e-mehafil ko lekin,

Ab tum hi mujhe apna koi misaal bataa dey.

...TED