ungliyon mein dabi hui cigarette ka
ek aur kash lene se pahle main ne

balcony mein jhanka
wo ab bhi nahin aaya tha

kamre mein chand saat ke liye
be-his-o-harakat khada rahna

ajib sa laga aur tab
main ne sulagti hui cigarette ko

jis ke abhi kai aur kash liye ja sakte the
chhoti si gol mez par buri tarah se masal dala

dayan hath tezi se ghuma aur
kanch ka khubsurat gilas mez se uchhal kar

farsh par gira aur chakna-chur ho gaya
aur us se pahle ki main

nokili kirchiyon ko chunne ki cheshta mein
apne bojhal sharir ko kursi se uthata

wo achanak darwaza khol kar
kamre mein hazir ho gaya

pashemani ke qatre
meri jabin par saf jhalak uthe the

lekin mujhe mahsus hua
ki main unhen rumal mein jazb kar lene ki jurat bhi

kho chuka tha