pahli bar wo khat likkha tha
jis ka jawab bhi aa sakta tha

khud afwah udata tha main
khud hi yaqin bhi kar leta tha

us se kaho us rup mein aae
jaisa pahli nazar mein laga tha

bhul chuka tha de ke sada main
tab jangal ka jawab aaya tha

hum to parae the is ghar mein
hum se kaun khafa hota tha

tut gae is koshish mein hum
apni taraf jhukna chaha tha

ulajh rahi thi aankh kahin par
koi mujhe pahchan raha tha

tut gaya phir gham ka nasha bhi
dukh kitna sukh de sakta tha

jagah jagah se tut raha hun
kis ne mujhe chhu kar dekha tha

kitne sachche dil se hum ne
apna apna jhut kaha tha

pahli bar main us ki khatir
apne liye kuchh soch raha tha

itne samjhane wale the
main kuchh kaise samajh sakta tha

badi badi aankhon mein us ki
koi sawal hua karta tha