chand sitare
phul banafshi patte

tahni tahni jugnu ban kar
udne wali barf

lakdi ke shaffaf waraq par
mor ke par ki nok se likkhe

kale kale harf
ujli dhup mein

ret ke raushan zarre
aur pahadi darre

abr-sawar suhani sham
aur sabz qaba mein ek pari ka jism

surkh labon ki shakh se jhadte
phulon jaise ism

rang-ba-rang tilism
jhil ki tah mein dubte chand ka aks

dhol ki wahshi tal pe hota
nim-barahna raqs!

kaise kaise manzar dekhe
ek karod baras pahle ke

ghaar mein baitha shakhs!!