dekha nahin chand ne palat kar
hum so gae khwab se lipat kar

ab dil mein wo sab kahan hai dekho
baghdad kahaniyon se hat kar

shayad ye shajar wahi ho jis par
dekho to zara waraq ulat kar

ek khauf-zada sa shakhs ghar tak
pahuncha kai raston mein bat kar

kaghaz pe wo nazm khil uthi hai
ug aaya hai phir darakht kat kar

'babar' ye parind thak gae the
baithe hain jo khak par simat kar