ye sath sadi ka qissa hai
ye sath baras ki baat nahin

tarikh ne jab aankhen kholin
sab pani tha

phir pani par taswir bani
taswir zamin par phail gai

aur us par barish tut padi
ek bij kahin par

sath sadi ki aahat se bedar hua
jangal ban kar phail gaya

wahin kahin par main bhi tha
tum bhi thin

tarikh ne dastak di thi
tarikh utri thi dharti par

wo raat thi puran-mashi ki
phir dharti hi tarikh bani

tarikh koi bandar to nahin
tarikh koi chehra to nahin

tarikh to ek samundar hai
jo puran-mashi ki raaton mein

pagal ho kar phailta hai
aur sab ko baha le jata hai

tarikh koi khamosh zamana hota hai
jo sadiyon tak mausam ki god mein sota hai

phir karwat le kar jagta hai
aisa mujh ko

'gautam-budh' ne gyan samay samjhaya tha
aur ye to mujh se aakhiri aadmi ne pucha tha

are miyan kis khunt chale ho
thahro

ye sath sadi ka qissa hai
kuchh aur nahin hai

aur mere andar to un sadiyon ki wo gunj basi hai
jo agli kitni sadiyon tak

puran-mashi ki raaton mein
aawaz banegi

ye sath sadi ka qissa hai
kuchh aur nahin hai

mere andar sath sadi ki gunj basi hai
main aur tum is gunj mein gyan kinare

aa kar baith gae the
tarikh ne jab is dharti par bisram kiya

jab qissa-go ki lori mein hum sote the
aur chidiyon ki chahkar mein aankhen kholte the

mausam ke mizaj mein rachi hui baaton mein
amrit gholte the

yahin kahin par hum tum
'mir' aur 'mira' ke dukh dil mein album karte the

wo dukh tandur ki roti mein pak jate the
meri aur tumhaari man

wo roti apne dil ke tandur se lati thi
phir bhuk hamari pahle se badh jati thi

main aur tum tarikh ke bij se phutenge
aur 'gautam-budh' ke jangal jaisi umr mein dhal jaenge