aashna ho kar bhi us ne mujh ko pahchana na tha
us ke is bartaw ka kuchh mujh ko andaza na tha

aise ek tapte safar ki dastan thi zindagi
dhup thi sae mein lekin dhup mein saya na tha

kya kahun tujh se bichhad kar zindagi kaise kati
harkaten karti thi sansen aur main zinda na tha

gir gaya kyun yak-ba-yak tara zamin par tut kar
aasman dekha tha main ne aur kuchh manga na tha

ham-zaban sab the nadarat bhid ke us shahr mein
gird mere buildingen thi koi ham-saya na tha

phir bhi us rishte ko main ne tut kar chaha 'pawan'
wo ki jis rishte se mera koi bhi nata na tha