sard hawa darwaze par dastak deti hai
aur chap kahin dur

dil ke andar ubharne lagti hai
dhund mein dube shahr ki

viran sadkon par
yaadon ke hayule

mere sath chahal-qadmi karte hain
tut jaane wale

rabton aur sukhe gilason
mein koi dukh to mushtarak raha hoga

jo palkon aur honton ke bich jhulta rahta hai
diwar-gir ghadi mein thahre waqt

sainkadon kitabon
be-tahasha kapdon

aur
anginat juton mein bate wajud ko

tartib dete
sansen ukhadti hain

to subh ka alarm
be-tartib khwabon ke bich

musalsal shor karne lagta hai
raat-bhar jage huon

ke liye baal bana kar
nai subh ka aaghaz

kitna mushkil hota hai
is ka andaza

khuda
aur

time-table incharge
donon hi nahin laga pate

aur dohrane ke liye
hamein phir se

pichhla din saunp dete hain