Shanasa aahaten

idhar kai dinon se

dur dur tak bhi nind ka pata nahin

kasile kaDwe zaiqe

Tapak rahe hain aankh se

kai pahr guzar chuke

tawil kali raat ke

main sun raha hun der se

hazaron bar ki suni-sunai dastaken

kabhi shanasa aahaTen

kabhi nashili sarsarahaTen

kiwaD kholte hi

dastaken!

wo aahaTen nashili sarsarahaTen

KHiraj ruThi nind ka liye hue chali gain!