khule paniyon men ghiri ladkiyan
narm lahron ke chhinte udati hui
bat-be-bat hansti hui
apne khvabon ke shahzadon ka tazkira kar rahi thiin
jo khamosh thiin
un ki ankhon men bhi muskurahat ki tahrir thi
un ke honton ko bhi an-kahe khvab ka zaiqa chumta thaa!
aane vaale nae mausamon ke sabhi pairahan nilmin ho chuke the!
duur sahil pe baithi hui ek nannhi si bachchi
hamari hansi aur maujon ke ahang se be-khabar
ret se ek nanha gharaunda banane men masruf thi
aur main sochti thi
khuda-ya! ye ham ladkiyan
kachchi umron se hi khvab kyuun dekhna chahti hain
khvab ki hukmarani men kitna tasalsul raha hai!
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