tu hai ek tanbe ka thaal
jo suraj ki garmi mein sara sal tape

koi halka nila baadal jab us par bunden barsae
ek chhanaka ho aur bunden baadal ko ud jaen

tanba jalta rahe
wo hai ek bijli ka tar

jis ke andar tez aur aatishnak ek barqi-rau daude
jo bhi us ke pas se guzre

us ki jaanib khinchta jae
us ke sath chimat ke maut ke jhule jhule

barqi-rau waisi hi surat aur tezi se daudti jae
main hon barg-e-shajar

suraj chamke main us ki kirnon ko apne rup mein dhaarun
baadal barse main us ki bunden apni rag rag mein utarun

baad chale main us ki lahron ko naghmon mein dhaalun
aur khizan aae to us ke munh mein apna ras tapka kar ped se utrun

dharti mein mudgham ho jaun
dharti jab mujh ko ugle to pauda ban kar phutun