kaisa lagta hai ab
jab ho gae hain

ek jaise
chaaron or chhor

sarbanon ke kahin
baithte uthte mudte tutte

sar hain
na unton ke gale ki ghantiyon ki

duriyon ke dariyaon mein
dhire dhire

dubti
gunjen

na kahin
khachcharon pe baithin

khwab buntin
khana-ba-dosh doshizaen

jin ke birhe sunne
thahar jata tha

sawan
tumhaare sahn mein bhi

shauq ki takmil karne
shutar par

shab hi ki shab mein
dariyai sahrai safar kar lautne wale

dilawar
bhi nahin

kuchh bhi nahin
pasarti samton mein

ghurti tanhaiyon ko
zard aankhen tumhaari

pal pal
phailti jati

ek pili saen saen