ek anokhi nirali duniya mein
yun samajh lo khayali duniya mein

apni duniya se bhi bahut pahle
lo kahani suno ki dil bahle

nachte the sitare chham chham chham
aur bhainsen thirakti thin baham

gaen burqe mein munh chhupati thin
bachhdon ko odhni udhati thin

barf ke jab pahad galte the
unt chester pahan ke chalte the

kya zamana tha kya kahun sathi
paejama pahante the hathi

machhliyan sadkon par tahalti thin
park ki ghans par machalti thin

pahne rahta tha har quli kamkhab
shahzade uthate the asbab

baz ghaughaiyon se darte the
aur kabutar shikar karte the

billi chuhe se khauf khati thi
kutte ko us ki dum hilati thi

sher ka dil dhadakta tha dhak dhak
sare jangal ka raja tha meindak

bakriyan par laga ke udti thin
dum hawa mein utha ke udti thin

bail ke sing ho gae the gum
nazar aata tha har gadha be-dum

murghiyon ke the makhmali gadde
jin pe deti thin baith kar ande

shahd ki si kunin mein thi mithas
dukh ko kahte the sukh to aas ko yas

chidiyan rozana dudh deti thin
kashtiyan manjhiyon ko kheti thin

reshmi safa bandh kar ghode
shan se masnadon pe baithe the

bachche islah karte copy par
dauda karte the race mein teacher