mujhe pahle lagta tha mere bhi kamre ki hain chaar diwaren aur ek dar hai aur is dar ke bahar mera ek ghar hai aur is ghar ke bahar meri ek duniya ab ikkis din se isi ek kamre mein rozana chaubis ghanton se kuchh saaten kam musalsal muqayyad main ye dekhti hun mere chaaron jaanib faqat dar hi dar hain sabhi dar khule hain har ek dar ke bahar zamana juda hai kahin bain karti subuksar huren kahin raqs karte barahna farishte kahin sabz malbus mein zard ruhen ki shayad hayule kahin jism hi jism jin mein kabhi ruh phunki gai thi magar ab wo kath-putliyan hain jo khud apni doren hilate hue ghup andhere mein utri chali ja rahi hain kahin zahr pine se munkir hai suqraat aur bhik mein zindagi mangta hai kahin par hai nero wahi bansuri jo bajata raha shahr jalta raha ab wo azhdar ki surat gale mein hamail shikanje ko aise kase ja rahi hai ki nero ki aankhen ubal kar jale shahr ki rakh par bah rahi hain musalsal kahin hirniyan ek hi chaukdi mein zamin aasman ke qulabe milane mein kab se magan qahqahe ret par marti hain jahan par wahin phul-ban khil uthen aur majnun bhulae hue apni laila ko yaksar chune phul-ban se faqat surkh kaliyan kahin par zulekha hai jo nakhunon ki daradon mein atke hue sad kurte ke dhagon ko danton se noche chali ja rahi hai karahe chali ja rahi hai aur ek dar ke bahar jahan tu khada hai main yak-bargi us ki jaanib lapakti hun dahliz daldal hai daldal ki kya ho bayan be-karani falak is mein dube to wapas na ubhre