raat jiwen ek panchhi ghail

niind merī dī.āñ palkāñ bojhal

atthrū laTke ho.e.

raat jive ik panchhī ghā.il

uDdā uDdā ro.e.

uh atthrū saaDe taare baN ga.e

jihḌe dhart nā Digge,

uh ha.uke saaDe giit baNe ne

jihḌe hikk vich mo.e.

rāt-kuḌī de vaal ne bikhre

chānaN dī viiNā te

birhā jāge,manvā gaa.e,

dove ne addhmo.e.

sutti.āñ brichhāñ nuuñ nā chheḌīñ

ha.uke-laddī.e vaa.e.

ih darveshāñ vaang khaḌote

putt putt hinjh paro.e.

pūranimāñ dī raat uhnāñ nuuñ

chann de naal li.āvīñ,

nazrāñ vaag akāshī bhaTkaN

taare kho.e kho.e ......

‘rāt-rāNī’ de patti.āñ vichoñ

rishmāñ phir kir jāvaN,

vaal kise de ji.u ’vāvāñ te

mahikāñ ne han dho.e.

lokī taañ shabdāñ de arthāñ

toñ Dūnghā nā sochaN,

asiiñ taañ bhāveñ saare naġhme

pīḌāñ vich samo.e.

niind merī dī.āñ palkāñ mundī.āñ

atthrū jiveñ koī panchhī ghā.il uDdā uDDdā ro.e.

nind meri dian palkan bojhal

atthru laTke hoe

raat jiwe ek panchhi ghail

uDda uDda roe

uh atthru saDe tare baN gae

jihDe dhart na Digge,

uh hauke saDe git baNe ne

jihDe hikk wich moe

raat-kuDi de wal ne bikhre

chanaN di wiNa te

birha jage,manwa gae,

dowe ne addhmoe

suttian brichhan nun na chheDin

hauke-laddie wae

ih darweshan wang khaDote

putt putt hinjh paroe

puraniman di raat uhnan nun

chann de nal liawin,

nazran wag akashi bhaTkaN

tare khoe khoe

‘raat-raNi’ de pattian wichon

rishman phir kir jawaN,

wal kise de jiu ’wawan te

mahikan ne han dhoe

loki tan shabdan de arthan

ton Dungha na sochaN,

asin tan bhawen sare naghme

piDan wich samoe

nind meri dian palkan mundian

atthru jiwen koi panchhi ghail uDda uDDda roe