ek tawil umr
tum aur main

apne apne gharon mein band the
jahan zindagi ne kade pahre laga rakkhe the

usulon ke rishton ke aur faraez ke
is tamam muddat mein

jo shayad sattarah baras thi ya sattar
ek dusre ki sans ki aawaz ne

hamein tapish di
aawaz jo bahut halki bahut maddham thi

tapish jo dur thartharaati lau se bhi mulaem
aur ek din

sanson ki tapish
aur thartharaati lau ki aag mein

zindagi ke sare pahre mom ki tarah pighal gae
viran ghar mein gulab ke rang

aur motiya ki khushbu ka iztirab bikhar gaya
jis ne hamari pur-sukun khamoshi

ko reza reza kar diya
aao aaj phir hum

tum aur main
apne pairon ke ird-gird

halki halki lakiron ke daere khinche len
ye lakiren shayad kabhi diwar ban jaen

aur hum phir apne apne gharon mein
sukun ki nind so sakin