hum khwabon ke byopari the par is mein hua nuqsan bada kuchh bakht mein dheron kalak thi kuchh ab ke ghazab ka kal pada hum rakh liye hain jholi mein aur sar pe hai sahukar khada yan bund nahin hai dewe mein wo baj-byaj ki baat kare hum banjh zamin ko takte hain wo dhor anaj ki baat kare hum kuchh din ki mohlat mangen wo aaj hi aaj ki baat kare jab dharti sahra sahra thi hum dariya dariya roe the jab hath ki rekhaen chup thin aur sur sangit mein soe the tab hum ne jiwan-kheti mein kuchh khwab anokhe boe the kuchh khwab sajal muskanon ke kuchh bol kabat diwanon ke kuchh lafz jinhen mani na mile kuchh git shikasta-jaanon ke kuchh nir wafa ki shamon ke kuchh par pagal parwanon ke par apni ghayal aankhon se khush ho ke lahu chhidkaya tha mati mein mas ki khad bhari aur nas nas ko zakhamaya tha aur bhul gae pichhli rut mein kya khoya tha kya paya tha har bar gagan ne wahm diya ab ke barkha jab aaegi har bij se konpal phutegi aur har konpal phal laegi sar par chhaya chhatri hogi aur dhup ghata ban jaegi jab fasl kati to kya dekha kuchh dard ke tute gajre the kuchh zakhmi khwab the kanton par kuchh khakistar se kajre the aur dur ufuq ke sagar mein kuchh dolte dubte bajre the ab panw khadaun dhul-bhari aur jism pe jog ka chola hai sab sangi sathi bhed-bhare koi masa hai koi tola hai is tak mein ye is ghat mein wo har or thagon ka tola hai ab ghat na ghar dahliz na dar ab pas raha hai kya baba bas tan ki gathri baqi hai ja ye bhi tu le ja baba hum basti chhode jate hain tu apna qarz chuka baba