swapn jhade phul se
mit chubhe shul se

lut gae singar sabhi bagh ke babul se
aur hum khade khade bahaar dekhte rahe

karwan guzar gaya ghubar dekhte rahe
nind bhi khuli na thi ki hae dhup dhal gai

panw jab talak uthe ki zindagi phisal gai
pat pat jhad gae ki shakh shakh jal gai

chah to nikal saki, na par umar nikal gai
git ashk ban gae

chhand ho dafn gae
sath ke sabhi diye dhuan dhuan pahan gae

aur hum jhuke jhuke
mod par ruke ruke

umr ke chadhaw ka utar dekhte rahe
karwan guzar gaya ghubar dekhte rahe

kya shabab tha ki phul phul pyar kar utha
kya sarup tha ki dekh aaina sihar utha

is taraf zamin uthi to aasman udhar utha
tham kar jigar utha ki jo mila nazar utha

ek din magar yahan
aisi kuchh hawa chali

lut gai kali kali ki ghut gai gali gali
aur hum lute lute

waqt se pite pite
sans ki sharab ka khumar dekhte rahe

karwan guzar gaya ghubar dekhte rahe
hath the mile ki zulf chand ki sanwar dun

honth the khule ki har bahaar ko pukar dun
dard tha diya gaya ki har dukhi ko pyar dun

aur sans yun ki sowarg bhumi par utar dun
ho saka na kuchh magar

sham ban gai sahar
wo uthi lahar ki dah gae qile bikhar bikhar

aur hum dare dare
nir nain mein bhare

odh kar kafan pade mazar dekhte rahe
karwan guzar gaya ghubar dekhte rahe

mang bhar chali ki ek jab nai nai kiran
dholaken dhamak uthin thumak uthe charan charan

shor mach gaya ki lo chali dulhan chali dulhan
ganw sab umad pada bahak uthe nayan nayan

par tabhi zahar bhari
gaj ek wo giri

punchh gaya sindur tar tar hui chunari
aur hum anjaan se

dur ke makan se
palki liye hue kahaar dekhte rahe

karwan guzar gaya ghubar dekhte rahe