gae baras ki id ka din kya achchha tha
chand ko dekh ke us ka chehra dekha tha

faza mein 'keats' ke lahje ki narmahat thi
mausam apne rang mein 'faiz' ka misra tha [...]

pura dukh aur aadha chand
hijr ki shab aur aisa chand

din mein wahshat bahal gai
raat hui aur nikla chand [...]

ras hai mujh ko shab, tanha aawara chand
sartani hun main, mera sayyara chand

in ko sher karun, andar ki baat kahun
mausam raat ghata, suraj ek tara chand [...]

nil-gagan mein tair raha hai ujla ujla pura chand
man ki lori sa bachche ke dudh katore jaisa chand

munni ki bholi baaton si chatkin taron ki kaliyan
pappu ki khamoshi shararat sa chhup chhup kar ubhra chand [...]

sukhi tahni tanha chidiya phika chand
aankhon ke sahra mein ek nami ka chand

us mathe ko chume kitne din bite
jis mathe ki khatir tha ek tika chand [...]

kya jaane kis ki dhun mein raha dil-figar chand
sangam pe roz-o-shab ke dhala bar bar chand

aai na raat bhar koi panghat pe sanwli
pani mein chhup ke baitha raha be-qarar chand [...]