charagh ne phul ko janm dena shurua kar diya hai
dur bahut dur mera janm din rahta hai

aangan mein dhup na aae to samho
tum kisi ghair-abaad ilaqe mein rahte ho

mitti mein mere badan ki tut-phut padi hai
hamare khwabon mein chap kaun chhod jata hai

raat ke sannate mein tutte hue charagh
raat ki chadar pe phailti hui subh

main bikhri patiyan uthati hun
tum samundar ke daman mein

kisi bhi lahr ko utar jaane do
aur phir jab insanon ka sannata hota hai

hamein marne ki mohlat nahin di jati
kya khwahish ki miyan mein

hamare hausle rakhe hue hote hain
har wafadar lamha hamein chura le jata hai

raat ka pahla qadam hai
aur main paidal hun

baisakhiyon ka chand banane wale
mere aangan ki chhanw lut chuki

meri aankhen mare hue bachche hain
aur phir meri tut-phut

samundar ki tut phut ho jati hai
main qarib se nikal jaun

koi samt-e-safar ki pahchan nahin kar sakti
sham ki tuti munder se

hamare talatum pe
aaj raat ki tartib ho rahi hai

musafir apne sang-e-mil ki hifazat karta hai
charagh kamra napta hai

aur gham mere dil se janm leta hi hai
zamin hairat karti hai

aur ek ped uga deti hai