ek din us ne mere dil ke darwaze par dastak di thi
aur mere khwabon ki duniya mein armanon ka jashn hua tha

kaliyan mahkin phul khile the
har-su khushbu phail gai thi

us ko dekha dekh ke socha
us jaisa is duniya mein shayad koi aur na hoga

aisa paikar aisa chehra kab dekha tha main ne
marmar ki ek murat ko chalte-phirte dekh liya tha

kitne samundar poshida the aankhon ki gahrai mein
kitni bahaaren khel rahi thin us ke hasin rukhsaron par

ek din main ne
us ke dil ke darwaze par dastak di thi

pyar hua tha
kaliyan chatkin phul khile the

har-su khushbu phail gai thi
ek din us ke darwaze par shahnai baji thi

anjaan-nagar ka ek shahzada zartar qaba mein aaya tha
us ko le kar dur gaya anjaan-nagar ka shahzada

ek din main ne us ko dekha
virani ke manzar the ab khushk samundar aankhon mein

aur khizan ka raqs tha us ke sukhe hue rukhsaron par
logon se ahwal suna

anjaan-nagar ka shahzada
us ko tanha chhod gaya tha!