cheeD़ men aTakaa chaa(n)d
boo(n)d boo(n)d Tapakaa rahataa hai
aundhaa laTakaa chaa(n)d.
duniyaabhar men isake Dere
pakhavaaD़e pakhavaaD़e phere
abakee ghar mere ruk jaae
rastaa bhaTakaa chaa(n)d.
sa(n)jhaa se sa(n)valaaee chhaayaa
barakhaa men bisaraaee maayaa
dekho kitanaa du:kh sahataa hai
meraa apanaa chaa(n)d.
jee karataa hai gale lagaa loo(n)
koT ke andar kaheen chhupaa loo(n)
ThanD se ThiThur gayaa bechaaraa
dooj kaa dubalaa chaa(n)d.
yaaro thoD़aa haath lagaao
parakoTon ke paar uThaao
girakar phir se TooT n jaaye
girataa paD़taa chaa(n)d.
meeThee batiyaa(n) baa(n)ke bain
meree chhat par saaree rain
jaane kisase karataa rahataa
nain maTakkaa chaa(n)d.
man men itte sapanon vaalaa
maddham maddham k़damon vaalaa
mere daayen baayen chalataa
melaa takataa chaa(n)d.
ujalepan kee bhaaShaa dekho
nikhare man kee aashaa dekho
raat ke roomaalon par raushan
kavitaa likhataa chaa(n)d.
"chandaa" usako kahataa thaa main
dil ko haaraa rahataa thaa main
usake bin kirakiree ke jaisaa
aa(n)kh ko khaTakaa chaa(n)d.
cheeD़ men aTakaa chaa(n)d.
काव्यालय को प्राप्त: 27 Nov 2022.
काव्यालय पर प्रकाशित: 20 Jan 2023