phuul baasi ho gae hain
lams ki shiddat se thak kar
haath jhute ho gae hain
is jagah kal nahr thi aur aaj dariya bah raha hai
budha manjhi kah raha hai
khvahishon ke ped par latke hue
sayon ko dimak kha rahi hai
vaqt ki naali men
suraj chand taare bah rahe hain
barf ke jangal se shole uth rahe hain
khvab ke jalte hue chite
meri ankhon men aa kar chhup gae hain
ghar ki divaron pe
tanhai ke bichchhu rengte hain
tishnagi ke saanp
khali paani ke matke men apna munh chhupae ro rahe hain
raat ke bahke hue hathi
ufuq ke band darvaze pe dastak de rahe hain
haath chhodo
haath men kanta chubha hai
tiin din se phans andar hai
nikalti hi nahin
naam kya hai aur kahan rahte ho tum
jaama masjid ke qarib
kahte hain masjid ke minare bhi the
shahr men ik zalzala aaya tha jis se gir gae
gosht ki sadkon pe
kaale khuun ke sayon ka suraj chal raha hai
lazzaton ki aag men tan jal raha hai
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