wo ek darakht khada hi rahta tha hamesha hamesha se kitni bar badle mausam kitni konplen phuti aur jaane kitni bar sare patte sukh kar jhad gae use ek dam nanga kar khada raha wo phir bhi ghonsle bante rahe ande kuchh phute kuchh sanpon ne das liye aur jo panap sake us ki chhaya mein wo jis din uncha ud sake ud chale khada raha wo phir bhi bandhta raha mannat ke lal dhagon se dabta raha murtiyon ke bojh se hila tab bhi nahin khada raha phir bhi parson main jab gaya us ke pas kuchh rahat ki aas liye to dekha us ko rote hue main ne kah raha tha ki thak chuka hai khade khade ukta chuka hai apni gahri jadon ki pakad dhili kar badalna chahta hai kuchh aab-o-hawa ab kaun samjhae use ki khade rahna us ka swbhaw nahin niti hai us ki hamesha aise hi rahna hai use dhup mein jalte hue mannat ke dhagon se bandhte hue bas thahre hue bina chalte hue chikh kis qadar zor se uthi aur phir rah gai ghut kar adab ki diwaron se takra kar surakh kar gai kitne us bad-bakht bad-hawas aur bad-haal dil mein