mera kamre se bas nindon ka rishta tha
aur us zine se khwabon ka

jo lahraata hua jata tha chhat tak
wo chhat

jahan se aasman nazdik tha
jahan aaram farmati thin aankhen

wo aankhen jin mein sapne the
wo sapne jin mein duniya thi

wo duniya jis mein sab kuchh tha
wahi chhat

jahan par ek chidiya ki surili chahchahahat thi
patangon ki sajawat thi

falak ki jhilmilahat thi
magar afsos

wo chidiya jo sawere ghar mein sabse pahle uthti thi
kise ma'lum tha ek din wo zer-e-dam aaegi

patang-e-kaghazi jo aasman chhune hi wali thi
kise ma'lum tha wo laut kar nakaam aaegi

falak jis par tamannaon ke kitne chand raushan the
kise ma'lum tha us par amawas ki bhi koi sham aaegi

wo chhat jo ghar ka sabse pur-sukun aur pyara hissa thi
kise ma'lum tha wo khud-kushi ke kaam aaegi