janm ka pahla dev-malai mausam guzar gaya
aur tum ruk gae
akhiri qadam ke aage divar ki inten chunte chunte raat ho gai
to main ne socha
jaane zanjiron ka tuul kaun se mausam se kaun se mausam tak hai
magar aage sirf la-mahdudiat hai ya phir divar
jis ki inton ka gaara vaqt ki mitti se bana hai
tanhai ka paani akhiri qadam ke aage divar ko mazbut kar deta hai
to achanak raat apna sar uthati hai
tumhen nahin malum
saanp dasne se pahle kitni der phan phailae khada raha
aur tum kahan ruke the
aur apne aage divar ki bulandi ke samne
tumhen kuchh nahin malum
sirf ek baat ke siva
ki har janm ka sirf ek hi dev-malai mausam hota hai