Ye daulat bhi le lo, ye shoharat bhi le lo

Ye daulat bhi le lo, ye shoharat bhi le lo

bhale chin lo mujhase meri javani

magar mujhko lauta do bachpan ka savan

wo kagaz ke kashti, wo barish ka pani

muhalle ke sabase nishani purani

wo budhiya jise bache kahate the nani

wo nani ke baton mein pariyon ka dera

wo chahare ke jhuriryon mein sadiyon ka phera

bhulaye nahi bhool sakata hai koi

wo choti si raten wo lambi kahani

kadi dhup mein apne ghar se nikalana

wo chidiya wo bul-bul wo titali pakadana

wo gudiya ke shadi mein ladana jhagadana

wo jhulon se girna wo gir ke sambhalana

wo pital ke challon ke pyare se tohafe

wo tuti hui chudiyon ke nishani

kabhi ret ke unche tilon pe jana

gharonde banana banake mitana

wo masum chahat ke tasvir apni

wo khwabon khilaunon ke jagir apni

na duniya ka gham tha na rishton ke bandhan

badi khubasurat thi wo zindagani