yahii shaaKh tum jiske niiche chashm-e-nam ho

ab se kuchh saal pahle mujhe ek chhoTii bachchii milii thii

jise maiN ne aaGosh meN le kar puuchhaa thaa, beTii

yahaaN kyuuN khaRi ro rahii ho

mujhe apne bosiida aaNchal meN

phuuloN ke gahne dikhaa kar voh kahne lagi

meraa saathi, udhar,

usne apnii ungli uThaa kar bataaya

udhar us taraf hii jidhar uuNche mahloN ke gumbad

miloN kii siyaah chimniyaaN

aasmaaN kii taraf sar uThaaye khaRii haiN

ye kah kar gayaa hai ki, maiN

sone chaandi ke gahne tere vaaste lene jaata huuN,