mere kamre men phaili hai ek kahani
abhi zara si der hui hai
main ne ik maile kaghaz par
harfon ke tukde jode the
aur kahani ko thodi si jagah mili thi
phir lafzon ke taane baane bikhar gae the
jin lafzon se ankh-micholi khelte khelte
biit gaya hai itna vaqt
ki ab to yaad bhi kab aata hai
apne jism ki qaid men hain ham ya bahar hain
itna vaqt ki manzar saare pighal gae hain
ojhal hain tasvir ke rang men ya zahir hain
aur kahani kaghaz se bah nikli hai
saare kamre men phaili hai
sab darvazon aur darichon se lipti hai
saari kitaben aundhi kar ke
un se vo sab lafz nikal ke le aai hai
jo ham ne ik saath padhe the
meri almari se band lifafe khol ke
saare khvab utha laai hai
jo ham ne ik saath bune the
aur zamin se chhat tak kaise bechaini se bhatak rahi hai
thak jaati hai aur miri ankhon se bahne lag jaati hai
bistar ke niche chhup kar aahen bharti hai
mere kandhe par sar rakh ke so jaati hai
aur kabhi khidki ke pat par matha tek ke kho jaati hai
mere kamre men phaili ye ek kahani
ghaat men hai ab
koi rauzan-e-dar darvaza khul jaae to
ye is habs-zada kamre se bahar nikle
jaise mere dil ki ek ik rag ko chiir ke bah nikli thi
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