nil-gagan ke sagar mein ye chand ki kashti dol rahi hai
jaise ek sunahri titli udne ko par taul rahi hai

log ye kahte hain kashti mein chand ki budhiya hoti hai
raaton ko jaga karti hai aur din bhar wo soti hai

lekin main ne ye bhi suna hai chand mein ek aabaadi hai
is kashti ko khene wali kirnon ki shahzadi hai

ye shahzadi andhiyare ka raj mitane aati hai
raat ke dar tak ujiyare ka dip jalane aati hai

ye shahzadi subh ko nazron se ojhal ho jati hai
aur kisi gumnam jazire mein ja kar so jati hai

main bistar par chup leta hun raat jahan se bhag rahi hai
kirnon ki shahzadi lekin subh ki fikr mein jag rahi hai