kuchh din pahle tak main kabutar thi
aankhen band kar ke sochti

ki duniya se billiyon ka wajud mit chuka hai
aur us se bhi pahle

main chakor aur titar ke darmiyan koi shai thi
subhan teri qudrat ki boli bolti thi

aur chandni-raat mein be-qarar rahti thi
jab main us se bhi pahle

kutiya thi to sara sara din
apne malik ke panw chatti rahti thi

magar mere pyar ka ye sila mila
ki wo ek aur kutiya le aaya

is se pahle ke janm mein
main ek khub-surat hirni thi

wo zamana sab se achchha tha
magar bahut jaldi guzar gaya

aur mujhe kutiya ban jaana pada
hirni se pahle ka arsa

main ne khargosh ban kar guzara tha
mujh se sab pyar kiya karte the

main bhi sab ko chahti thi
tab main narm narm hoti thi

aaj-kal main ek bakri hun
sochti hun

bahut ji liya hai
mera malik ek sakht-dil aadmi hai

an-qarib wo kisi qasai ke hath
mujhe bech dega

aur log mera gosht
khate hue sochenge

dekhne mein to achchha tha
jaane kyun gala nahin