aise hi din the kuchh aisi sham thi
wo magar kuchh aur hansti sham thi

bah raha tha surkh suraj ka jahaz
manjhiyon ke git gati sham thi

subh se thin thandi thandi barishen
phir bhi wo kaisi sulagti sham thi

garm alaw mein sulagti sardiyan
dhime dhime hir gati sham thi

gher lete the tilai daere
paniyon mein bahti bahti sham thi

arsh par hilte hue do hath the
sahilon ki bhigi bhigi sham thi

kitni raaton ko hamein yaad aaegi
apni iklauti suhani sham thi

shakh se har surkh patti gir gai
phir wahi bojhal si pili sham thi

chandi chandi raat ko yaad aaegi
sona sona si rangili sham thi

solahwen zine pe suraj tha 'obaid'
january ki ek saloni sham thi