wo din kitna achchha tha
main ji bhar ke roya tha

hawa thumak ke chalti thi
hathon mein gul-dasta tha

huk si uthti thi dil mein
uncha nicha rasta tha

yahi ped the pahle bhi
yahin kahin ek chashma tha

chashme ka soya pani
mujhe dekh ke chaunka tha

pani chhod ke ek gidad
ek jhadi mein lapka tha

do meindak tarrae the
ek parinda chikha tha

ek kachhwa ek patthar par
patthar ban ke baitha tha

main pani mein utra to
pani zor se uchhla tha

pahle bhi is jangal se
ek bar main guzra tha

lekin pahli bar 'alwi'
yaad nahin kya socha tha