bis baras wo purani shirt
nikli hai almari se

main ne tah kar ke us ko
almari ke sab se upar wale khane mein rakkha tha

jaise meri budhi man quran ko chum ke rakhti thi
teri yaadon ke parfum ke dhabbe pade hain ab tak

aur main chhu kar dekhun to
khushbu bhi ab tak gai nahin hai

waqt is shirt ki aastin ka ghusa hua hai
bas main aakhiri bar jo tera ticket liya tha

jeb mein ab tak pada hua hai
tu ne aakhiri bar batan tanka tha is mein

yaad hai jaanan
dant se dhaga tod ke kaise

soi chubhoi thi sine mein
us ki tisen aaj bhi mere

dil mein rah rah kar uthti hain
sab kuchh itna hi taza hai

main ne shirt sambhaal ke rakkhi
waqt ko main ne rok ke rakkha

sab kuchh waise ka waisa hai
lekin jaanan

ye to bata tu
shirt ke collar par jo teri

kali zulf ka baal tika tha
us par safedi kaise aai