hum abhi kuchh der pahle sath the
shahr sara yun laga tha

jaise apne hi taaqub mein
kiran suraj ki thame chal raha hai

us ki aankhen ban ke pathra uth rahi thin
qurb ke aaine chhan se tut kar reza hue the

hont apne sil gae the
jism apne jal gae the

hum bichhad ke na-muradon ki tarah wapas hue to
shahr sara ajnabi sa ho gaya hai

us ki aankhon par siyah patti bandhi hai