raat har bar liye
khauf ke khali paikar

khun mera mangne
be-khauf chali aati hai

aur jalti hui aankhon ke
tahayyur ke tale

ek sannata
bahut shor kiya karta hai

kuchh to katta hai
tadapta hai

bahata hai lahu
aur khul jate hain

reshon ke purane bakhiye
raat har bar meri

jagti palken chun kar
andhe gumnam darichon pe

saja jati hai
aur dhundlae hue

gard-zada raston mein
ek aahat ka sira hai

jo nahin milta hai
aasman gili chatanon pe

tikae chehra
siskiyan leta hai

sahme hue bachche ki tarah
aur darichon pe dhari

kanpti palken meri
gul-zaminon ke nae

khwab buna karti hain