ek andhiyare kone mein kuchh dara dara kuchh sahma sa baitha tha ek ajnabi man mein ek khauf liye kahin chandi ki chamak use andha na kar de ya paise ki khanak pagal na kar de mazi ki soch se aankhon ki khidki par ek parat si chadh gai nami ki phir jo dekha mustaqbil ki or nazar aaya kuchh bhi nahin ek dhund ke siwa apni jaden kat kar chal to pada shahr ki or magar is be-murawwat jahan ke dastur se na-waqif tha wo ajnabi jo rota hai yahan use aur rulate hain log utri sunahri dhup man ke andhere kone mein phir dekha jo aankh mal ye jaana ki taqdir ne la phenka hai ek aise dorahe par jahan chun pana apni rah koi aasan si baat nahin ek or zamin par bichhi hai kaliyan surkh gulab ki guzarti hai ye rah kai dilkash nazron ko chum magar jati hai kidhar ek andhi gali ki or dusra rasta dhul mein sana jahan karenge istiqbaal chand kilen kuchh khar rah kuchh dushwar hai zarur magar yahan ki faza pur-kaif aur pur-sukun chal pada wo ajnabi kanton wali rah par panw se riste surkh khun ke qatre bikhre zamin par aise jaise bichhi ho hazaron surkh pankhudiyan gulab ki