raat ka aakhiri pahar bhi
rakht-e-safar bandh raha hai

mere kamre mein khamoshi aur tariki
do budhi saheliyon ki tarah ek dusre mein gum hain

main hath mein garm chae ki pyali liye
soch rahi hun ki mujhe kya sochna chahiye

kya use
jo mera kuchh bhi nahin

to phir use kya sochna
chalo apne mustaqbil ke raushan khwab

aankhon mein zinda karte hain
magar khwab

kya un ki tabir waqai raushan hogi
kise khabar hai

achanak kaise murghe ki aawaz aai
aur mujhe yun laga jaise

us ne dur se kisi ko pukara ho
pukar

main ne aisa kyon socha
kya mere sine mein bhi koi pukar dafn hai

nahin chhodo
aur phir bahut se murghe chillane lage

jaise kisi bichhde hue ka matam kar rahe hon
uf phir kya khayal aaya

main un ki aawazon ko wasl ka git bhi to kah sakti thi
mujhe ye aawazen nauha kyon lagin

kya mere andar bhi kisi se bichhadne ka gham pinhan hai
nahin to

mujhe kisi se bichhadne ka gham kyon kar hua
are

koi kutta bhaunka
main ne khidki se bahar jhanka

andhera dur tak
aur andhere se mujhe phir kuchh yaad aaya

andhera andhera
wo bhi to apne mahaul ko

andhera kaha karta hai nan
wo wo

lekin nahin
mujhe use nahin sochna

to phir
soch rahi hun ki mujhe kya sochna chahiye