main raat thi siyah raat ek nuqte mein simti hui aankh ki putli jaise nuqte mein main ne ek din ko bahar nikala phir us din ki bain pasli se khud bahar nikli phir mere andar kitne suraj chand aur sitare apni apni manzilen tai karne lage main raat hun kabhi na khatm hone wali raat main ne apni poshak ka rang paida kiya phir rangon se rang milte chale gae main raat hun mere ek bazu par subh aur dusre par sham so rahe hain meri chadar ke niche shahr qabristanon ki tarah pade hue hain azanen ek dusre se takra kar gumbadon ke aas-pas gir jati hain log bhinbhinati hui makkhiyon ki tarah jagte aur so jate hain khud apna lahu giraate aur chatte hain samundar chikhte aur dariya rengte dekhti rahti hun dekhti rahti hun chup-chap un ka ant jin se phir unhi ka janam hoga ant jo nae janm ka bij hai ghurub jo tulua ke tasht ka ghilaf hai main rone aur hansne se mawara hun kabhi kabhi man ki mohabbat mein rote hue bachche ki aawaz mujhe chaunka deti hai