kal shab
jab suraj ne

apni aankhen mundin
apna daman khincha

aur hawa ka sarpat ghoda bandh diya
aur falak par ek jaanib se

chadar matyali si tani
pariyan

halke simin un ke par
raftar khiraman

utren
dhire

dhire
jaise par hon

dosh-e-hawa par
utren

pariyan
mil kar

raqsan raqs ki lai maddham si
aahat raushan shabnam si

lai halki sur dhima
dhima

chandi si chadar mein pariyan
simin pariyan

ek tasalsul ek ada se utrin
utrin

shakh-e-shajar par
chhat par

dar par
farsh-e-siyah par

ye sab raushan the ujle the
jaise abraq

chupke chupke chhed rahi thin
shakhon ke barbat ko

jaise nind mein khoya mutrib
apni ungli ki jumbish se

khwab-awar naghmat jagae
hathon mein tha saz anokha

lab pe khamoshi ke naghme the
raqsan

raqs ki lai maddham si
raqs mein thin

shab
simin pariyan

farsh tha ab ujla ujla sa
shakh-e-shajar ka

chhat ka
dar ka

chandi ka sa tha pairahan
un ke lams mein ek jadu tha

har ek shai se
ek anokhi hiron jaise aab thi paida

uncha ped sanobar ka
mauhum asa hathon mein thame

jashn-e-shab ko dekh raha tha
rangat us ki badli badli

yun goya tha
main ne dekha hai

raat ka rahi waqt se pahle
ek maili si chadar odhe

gahri nind mein duba
naddi-nale gum-sum

jharne chup chup
main ne dekha

ujla ujla khema gul ka
shakh

shajar ka
chandi ka sa tha pairahan

bhara hua tha chandi-far se
shab ka daman