lamha
dil ke bahut pas se

guzra hua sirf ek lamha
baha le gaya hai

jaane kitne khwabon khwahishon aur mansubon ko
bacha hai

haddiyon tak dhansa hua sannata
rukti hui sansen

dubti hui nabz
aur sard hua jism

phir koi tez hawa ka jhonka
dher sari gad-mad aawazen

chikh hansi aur muskurahat
ghar daftar biwi bachche

aur aainda bis barson ka mansuba
bhagti hui aadi tirchhi taswiren

ek ke baad dusre be-rabt manazir
aur phir

thahar gaya hai guzre hue lamhe ka saya
dara-dara sahma-sahma dil

aur thar-thar kanpta hua jism