nind-palki utri raat dur jangal mein
khwab khwab manzar tha dhire dhire bahti thi

simfani hawaon ki raat chand baadal mein
chandni ki banhon mein jhil waltz karti thi

dhimi dhimi si khushbu sath sath chalti thi
kunj mein darakhton ke be-khudi ke aalam mein mast dar hirnon ki

bele raqs karti thi
hirniyon ki aankhon mein mushk si mahakti thi

kale pairahan pahne ba-waqar pedon ne wailen sambhaale the
jhumte hue patte taliyan bajate the

gungunati bailon par phul kasmasate the
jugnuon ki jhilmil se raj-hans sote se jag jag uthte the

aahaten parindon ki apne shab-baseron mein paelen bajati thin
apne band kamre mein aankh jo khuli dekha

shahr ki kasafat se muzmahil sa suraj phir
ek aur nae din ki dhul le ke aaya tha

t w wale kamre mein subh ka khabar-nama ittilaa deta tha
ek aur jangal ko kat kar nikalenge rasta taraqqi ka