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

symphony hawaon ki raat chand baadal mein
kale pairahan pahne ba-waqar pedon ne wiolin sanbhaale the

mast ho ke jab patte taliyan bajate the
soi jagi belon par phul kasmasate the

jugnuon ki jhilmil se raj-hans sote se jag jag uthe the
aahaten parindon ki apne shab-baseron mein paelen bajati thin

chandni ki banhon mein jhil raqs karti thi
dhimi dhimi si khushbu sath sath chalti thi

sab ghazal jangal ke be-khudi ke aalam mein
symphony ki lahron par ballet raqs karte the

hirniyon ki aankhon mein mushk si mahakti thi
subh band kamre mein shahr ki kasafat se muzmahil sa suraj

jab 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