chandni-raaton ke rasiya
us raat bhi us ki rahen

dekh rahe the
mad-hoshi mein nach rahe the

waqt ki maddham hoti lau se
thande hote jismon ko ab

senk rahe the
chand us raat bhi kafi der se nikla tha

pichhli kuchh raaton se aksar
chand ko der ho jati thi

chand ka rasta takte takte
chand se chehre wali bachchi

rote rote so jati thi
chand ko bhi ehsas tha us ka

der-sawer to waise bhi ho jati hai
koi sabab to hota hoga

lekin apni dhun mein raqsan
logon ne kab socha hoga

aur kisi ne is bare mein socha hoga
to us ne is pagal-pan par

hans kar
kak udaya hoga

taza paig uthaya hoga
der-sawer to waise bhi ho jati hai

lekin chand ko
aur kahin se bhi to ho kar aana tha

kuchh raaton se
sat samundar-par jazire ke tile par baithi

tanha ek masum si ladki
der talak bas us ko takti rahti hai

takte takte ro deti hai
jaane kaisa rog laga baithi hai

chand ab roz hi is basti se guzra karta
us ko takta rahta

lekin aakhir kab tak
us ko aur bhi aage jaana hota tha

us ka rasta dekhne walon mein
wo bachchi bhi to shamil thi

jo rote rote so jati thi
aur wo sab jo chandni-raaton ke rasiya the

un ke chehre bhi jaane-pahchane the
chandni-raaton ke rasiya

us raat bhi
us ka rasta dekh rahe the

lekin chand ko us ladki ki basti bhi to jaana tha
wo ladki jo chand ke andar apne hi mahbub ka chehra takti hai

chand ko lekin kuchh raaton se wo ladki ab apni apni lagti hai
der-sawer to waise bhi ho jati hai