teacher ne ye puchha aa kar
raat aur din hote hain kyunkar

apni seat pe pappu uttha
aur farrate se yun bola

ye suraj ek raushan shai hai
narangi si gol zamin hai

dharti apni kil pe chakkar
khati rahti hai har dam sar

chaubis ghanton mein ek phera
karti hai ye dharti pura

chakkar khane mein jo hissa
suraj ki jaanib hai rahta

us hissa mein din rahta hai
'nawak' ne yun hi likkha hai

is ki ulti samt andhera
aadhe hisse mein hai rahta

yani raat wahan rahti hai
mujh ko to malum yahi hai