Pani Mein Kankar Barsaya Karte The

Saurabh Shekhar

paani men kankar barsaya karte the

vo din jab ham lamhe zaaya karte the

hoḌ hava se aksar lagti thi apni

aksar us ko dhuul chaTaya karte the

dekh ke ham ko rahguzar muskati thi

peḌ bhi aage baḌh kar chhaya karte the

dhuup baTora karte the ham saara din

shaam ko baanT ke ghar le jaaya karte the

aaj ghaTa afsurda karti hai ham ko

ham barish men ḳhuub nahaya karte the

ek yahi ham dekhen sab ḳhamoshi se

ek yahi ham shor machaya karte the

‘saurabh’ shab thi ek varaq saada jis par

likh likh kar ham ḳhvab miTaya karte the