jab hum chhote chhote se the
ham-sae mein ek badi bi rahti thi
gali mahle ke sab bachche us ko masi kahte the
masi ki ek ajab ada thi
gali mahle ke jis bachche par bhi us ka daw chalta
mukkon aur dhamkon se
adh-mua sa kar ke khud chhup jati
fariyaadi bachche ki aah-o-zari san kar
rasta chalne wale ya bachche ke apne aa jate to
majma chir ke sab se pahle masi aati
rone wale bachche ko sine se lagati
shahd bhare lamhe mein kahti
mere pyare
aankh ke tare
kis ne mara
bachcha phati phati aankhon se
masi ko takta rah jata
aur qissa thanda ho jata
hum sab bachche
na-samjhi mein
masi se nafrat karte the
murakh the na
masi ke asli qad ko pahchan na pae
ab ja kar ye samajh sake hain
ghar ghar bartan manjhne wali apni masi
kitni badi siyasat-dan thi