khunti pe latke ek lamp ki
pili pili raushni mein

thaki thaki si sham ki pith
diwaron par dhuen ke baadal ki parten

kamre mein lakdi ka tuta-phuta table
aur purani chaar kursiyan

table par mitti ki plate mein uble aalu ki khushbu
aalu ki khushbu mein bhiga komal hath

aur meri donon aankhen bhi
zaiqa leti hain aalu ka rangon mein