tu kyon nahi mujhe kuchh batlata hai

aise bhavheen chehre se

mujhe kyon takta jaata hai

bahuton  ke sukh mein dukh mein

tera chehra badla tha

teri aankhon ne unke riste  ghaavon ko sehla tha

tera honthon ne unki khamoshi ko pada tha

aur fir usee khomoshi ka arth bhi samjhaya tha

ab ek prashanchinha lagaye

mujhe kyon takta jaata hai

tu mujhe kyon nahi kuchh samjhata hai

dekh mujhse to tu kuchh chhipa nahi sakta

kya toone jo arth doosron ko samjhaye

wo khud  kabhi nahi samjhe

toone wahi kaha jo unhone sun na[सुनना] chaha tha

lekin fir itna roop kyon badalta  raha

kyon tu auron ke pratibimb mein dhalta raha

ab mere chehre ko kyon taak raha hai

kya ye wo nahi jo tu jeeta aa raha hai

kyon teri nazre  anjaan banti hain

meri nazron se takra kar

kab tak bhagte rahenge  hum

ek doosre se ghabrakar

ab to tujhe bhi mera chehra dekhkar

apne bhaav badlne honge

mere riste ghaavon par

apni nazron ke malham lagane honge

meri khamoshi ko apne honthon se

mujhe sunana hoga

ab tu mujhse jaan pehchaan kar le

tujhe mere saath hi jeewan bitana hoga

ek udaas kitaab ki tarah laga

jiske shabdon ko arthon ne dhokha de diya ho

jiski kahani akelepan ki jildon mein lipti

apne hi siron ko talaash rahi ho

hawa mein fadfadate jiske vark

apni jildon se chhootne ko bequarar ho

us kitaab ko

aankhon mein rakhkar

zindagi bhar

padne ki ichha hui

aankh khuli  to peeth mein kain shikanein padi thi

registaan mein jis paani ki talash thi

uski ek ek boond mein pyaas hi to bhari thi

andheron mein talaash karti rahi jinke jawabon ki

un sawalon ki upaj ujalon mein hi to thi

meine bahut si kitabein khareedin padne wo baat

jo mere man par keelon se gadi thi

log kitna bhi bhatkein laut aatey hain ghar ko

mera ghar nahi hai yahi to bas dikkat thi

chaltey hain us safar par

jiska kul haasil tera saath ho

talash mat kar is rishtey mein kisi bandhan ki

itna khul ja ki bas teri saans ho

kya khona kya pana aur kya talashna

gar hummein beghari ka ahsaas ho

us kitaab ki jild hi kyon kholey

jismey apna koi zikr miley

chalo fenkar apni kalam

likhey koi kitaab jo besafa ho

tarashne yaadon ke patthar

kuchh chehre moorti banane ko

pighaltey nahi jo saanson ki garmi se

hawaayen le jaati hain jinhe titar bitar

kaise chhedengi aankhen firengee idhar udhar

pighal jayega mera hi haath apni garmi se

nahi pighlenge ye chehre patthar se

tarashne ke liye pighalte haath dar ba dar

aankhen labalab apni taquat se

cheerengi yaadon ke patthar

tarashne chehre jo pighlenge sanson ki garmee se

tu ek khwaab hi hai yahi haqueekat rehne de

haqueekat se ghabra jati hoon

khwaab mein kam se kam chhip to jaati hoon

khwaab ne jo andherey diye hain

unhi ki aadat pad gayi hai

magar ye khud se chhipna

haqueekat ke ujalon ne chippa diya hai

bekhwaab sona chahti hoon

tujhe  khona chahti hoon

bheed ki nirankushta ne daba di hai

jiski hansi masoomi aur aankhon ki chamak

khurduri sadak par khurduri hatheli failaye

hamse kya maang raha hai

dekho uske haathon ki lakeeron ko

usmein koi rahasya nahi hai

bhavishya ki koi kalpana nahi hai

dekho uski aankho mein

wahan swapn nahi hain

ghoda pariyon aur shahzadon ke

lekin usey dekhne ke liye bheed se alag ho jao

hamara ansh hai wo hameen se janma hai

bas apne kuchh pal mangne aaya hai

uski hatheli par ek aansoon tapka do

wo narm ho jayegi

usey aakaash mein ek tara to dikha do

uski ankhon mein chamak aa jayegi

uskey haathon par mat rakho ek thanda sikka

agar kuchh rakhna hai to apna garam haath rakho