kabhi kabhi mujh ko jaan padta hai
jaise mujh mein

ghira hua parbaton se
khali sa ek mahal ho

jahan kabhi
budh ke ilm ka ek khazana tha

jis jagah
shlok aur mantar mahaul mein

nahin
khud mere hi andar

meri sada mein
himaliyai hawaon ki tarah gunjte the

ajib azmat ke sath main yun alag-thalak tha
ki jis tarah meri maut ki baat

qarnaha qarn se hai wo raaz
main hi bas jis ko jaanta hun

main apne andar wo aatma hun
jise kabhi

ek azim peshen-goi ka sail-e-be-samaat
mahal samet aasman mein le uda tha

ya phir
main ek tanaw hun

aasmanon ki samt
bachpan ke hairat-angez khwab ke be bane mahal sa

jahan mere chaaron samt rahen
safed ret aur barf ki

apni apni had se
meri taraf badh rahi hain

jaise
main dewtaon ka hun wo maskan

jo sab ko apni taraf bulata hai aur
sab ki pahunch se kuchh is tarah pare hai

ki jaise main dekhne ki had hun
main ek parbat hun

wadiyan jis ne bant di hain
main ek gupha hun

jo wadiyon ko mila rahi hai
main jaise sadiyon ki yatra ki wo gahri aawaz hun jo ab tak

gupha ke andar se aa rahi hai
main ek bhikshu hun

jo kabhi ka
isi gupha mein sama chuka hai

jo khud mein tashkil ho raha tha
jo khud mein tashkil ho raha hai