bansuri ki lai pe jaise jagte taron ka nach
sardiyon ki kapkapi ko chum le jis tarah aanch

chandni ki karwaten jaise andheri raat mein
jaise naddi ki rawani aakhiri barsat mein

jaise lahren chhed den dhime suron mein jal-tarang
jaise kaliyon mein sama jae bahaaron ki umang

ban ki khamoshi mein jaise mast koyal ki pukar
aasman ki chhat pe jaise abr ke naqsh-o-nigar

jaise kohsaron ke mathe par shafaq ki dhaariyan
jaise titli ki hasin parwaz mein gul-kariyan

subh ke sine pe thirke jaise suraj ka jamal
raat ke khwabon mein jagen jaise din bhar ke khayal

kale kale aasman mein jaise bijli ki lakir
jaise zanjiron se khele qaid-khane mein asir