tha andhera har taraf
rah bhi milti na thi

ek nanha sa diya
raushan hua

aur andhera chhat gaya
ek musafir raat ko

kha raha tha thokaren
chand ki nannhi kiran

chhitki zara
aur rasta mil gaya

tha pareshan der se
ek dahqan dhup mein

ek tukda abr ka
aaya wahan aur saya ho gaya

bagh mein udti thi dhul
sare patte zard the

ek nannhi si kali
chatki jo kali

muskura uttha chaman
na tha dil mein walwala

zindagi khamoshi thi
ek nannhi si hansi

naghma bani
khil uthi dil ki kali

ek diya
ek kiran

ek tukda abr ka
ek kali

ek nannhi si hansi
hain nishan-e-zindagi

raushni hi raushni