Kenchuli Badalti Raat

pain bagh mein

chand utra

aur chandan mahka

raat ki sanwal Dali se

ek narm gulabi nagin lipTi

chaaron or mein

resham narm hua ka jangal

dud gulabi hariyal maKHmal

hauz kinara

simin pani

jhal jhal karta jism

us par

ek siyah tilism

dur mahal ki khiDki mein

wo dahka ek angara

subh ke maqtal mein ek kaunda

sajal lahu ka dhaara

sij pe saj gae

la-tadad

basre aur baghdad

mehrabon se umaD paDe hain

sat disha ke qulzum

gardan par aa baiTha hai

maut ka tasma-pa

jiwan ke darwaze par

koi pukare paiham

sim-sim

sim-sim

sim-sim