kuchh dinon se main jab bhi
aine men apni halki safed laten dekhti huun
ek jana-pahchana rasta nazar aata hai
jis ke ek kinare tum chal rahe ho
dusre pe main chup-chap ajnabi ban kar
tumhara dhundla sa chehra
vo kaali frame vaale chashme
kanon ke paas ugi hui
kuchh aisi hi safed lakiren
main tumhen ghaur se dekh nahin pa rahi
bas chalte ja rahi huun tumhare saath
tum se duur khamoshi se
is baar gul-mohar ke ped ki taraf nahin
ek dhalti hui shaam ki or
dubte hue suraj ki taraf
vo safed lakiren ab phail rahi hai
halki sunahri raushni men chandi si chamakti
vo chamak meri ungliyon men utar aati hai
tum se duur huun phir kaise
andaruni thakan dhire dhire badh rahi hai
main pukarna chahti huun tumhen
haath badha kar chhuna
shayad tum bhi magar
kaafi duur aa chuke hai ham
aur achanak vo shaam
gahre andhere kuen men dubne lagti hai
ek bhanvar mujhe kahin khinch rahi hai
main ab tumhen dekh nahin pa rahi
aur tum bhi mujhe dhundh rahe honge
tum ab bhi duur ho ya paas
kis kinare pe ho ab tum
kahin ye raat to nahin
vahi raat jis ka tum zikr kiya karte the
vahi raat jis ka din nahin hota
jahan ham mil sakte hai
kya yahin miloge tum mujhe
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