raat yon kahane lagaa mujhase gagan kaa chaa(n)d,
aadamee bhee kyaa anokhaa jeev hai!
ulajhanen apanee banaakar aap hee pha(n)sataa,
aur phir bechain ho jagataa, n sotaa hai.
jaanataa hai too ki main kitanaa puraanaa hoo(n)?
main chukaa hoo(n) dekh manu ko janamate-marate
aur laakhon baar tujh-se paagalon ko bhee
chaa(n)danee men baiTh svapnon par sahee karate.
aadamee kaa svapn? hai vah bulabulaa jal kaa
aaj uThataa aur kal phir phooT jaataa hai
kintu, phir bhee dhany Thaharaa aadamee hee to?
bulabulon se khelataa, kavitaa banaataa hai.
main n bolaa kintu meree raaginee bolee,
dekh phir se chaa(n)d! mujhako jaanataa hai too?
svapn mere bulabule hain? hai yahee paanee?
aag ko bhee kyaa naheen pahachaanataa hai too?
main n vah jo svapn par keval sahee karate,
aag men usako galaa lohaa banaataa hoo(n),
aur us par neenv rakhataa hoo(n) naye ghar kee,
is tarah deevaar phaulaadee uThaataa hoo(n).
manu naheen, manu-putr hai yah saamane, jisakee
kalpanaa kee jeebh men bhee dhaar hotee hai,
vaaN hee hote vichaaron ke naheen keval,
svapn ke bhee haath men talavaar hotee hai.
svarg ke samraaT ko jaakar khabar kar de-
roj hee aakaash chaḌhate jaa rahe hain ve,
rokiye, jaise bane in svapnavaalon ko,
svarg kee hee or baḌhate aa rahe hain ve.
