Jaha imaraatein kha jaati din ki dhoop ko

Khushi failate hain bachhon ko bata kar jhooth vo

Jhooth ek yeh bhi ki Chanda mama ayenge kabhi

Baahon mein le kar tumhe taaron mein khilayenge kabhi

Bachhe taakte asmaan ko, ummeed liye aankhon mein

Jaate chhat par chaand dekhne ko fir raaton mein

Par unke unche ghar se unchi imaaraten aas paas thi

Par chaand dekhe bina nahi kaatni aj ki raat thi

Sapnon se upar uthaya sar, aur utha le ediyan

Ek gira to uske upar jhapte ban sab bhediya

Kisi ki bhi nazar na thi us banere ki taraf

Parchhaiyan paanch girti rahi andhere ki taraf

Sapne to tootne hi the, par inke jaldi toot gaye

Subah sab sochte rahe kyu yeh bachhe kood gaye

Najayaz khwahish thi kya, ki unhe chaand dikh jaata

Laal talaab mein khoon ke par chaand dikhta raha

Matlab do hai is baat ke, bachhe baith ke raat mein

Khushiyon ko sab baant'te, bachhe Chaand ko taakte

Matlab do hai is baat ke, bachhe baith ke raat mein

Khushiyon ko sab baant'te, bachhe Chaand ko taakte

Chalo chalein kahani tumhe ek aur sunata hu

Chaand sun na le, hone do bhor sunata hu

Ghor sannata kyu tha, ghar mein sab chup pade the

Nashe mein choor, maa-baap dono dhut pade the

Chup khade the bachhe, mann mein koi shararat na thi

Bas khush the, chahiye kisi ki ijazat na thi

Vo jaa sakte the bahar, koi bhi rok tok naa thi

Befikri thi, aa ke dekh lenge jhol mol baki

Bada bhai chhote ko poora bharmaand dena chahta tha

Par aj ki shaam vo bas usey chaand dena chahta tha

Ginte ginte kon sa gin rahe taara bhool gaye

Daudhe chaand ke peechhe, nadi ka kinara bhool gaye

Hanuman ji ne pakda tha dinkar, main chaand pakdunga

Doonga chhote bhai kk, main khud kuchh taare rakh lunga

Masoom sa sapna yeh kuchh aise bikhra tha

Do tairti laashon ke beech bhor tak chaand dikhta raha