TariKH Ek KHamosh Zamana

ye saTh sadi ka qissa hai

ye saTh baras ki baat nahin

tariKH ne jab aankhen kholin

sab pani tha

phir pani par taswir bani

taswir zamin par phail gai

aur us par barish TuT paDi

ek bij kahin par

saTh sadi ki aahaT se bedar hua

jangal ban kar phail gaya

wahin kahin par main bhi tha

tum bhi thin

tariKH ne dastak di thi

tariKH utri thi dharti par

wo raat thi puran-mashi ki

phir dharti hi tariKH bani

tariKH koi bandar to nahin

tariKH koi chehra to nahin

tariKH to ek samundar hai

jo puran-mashi ki raaton mein

pagal ho kar phailta hai

aur sab ko baha le jata hai

tariKH koi KHamosh zamana hota hai

jo sadiyon tak mausam ki god mein sota hai

phir karwaT le kar jagta hai

aisa mujh ko

'gautam-budh' ne gyan samay samjhaya tha

aur ye to mujh se aaKHiri aadmi ne pucha tha

are miyan kis khunT chale ho

Thahro

ye saTh sadi ka qissa hai

kuchh aur nahin hai

aur mere andar to un sadiyon ki wo gunj basi hai

jo agli kitni sadiyon tak

puran-mashi ki raaton mein

aawaz banegi

ye saTh sadi ka qissa hai

kuchh aur nahin hai

mere andar saTh sadi ki gunj basi hai

main aur tum is gunj mein gyan kinare

aa kar baiTh gae the

tariKH ne jab is dharti par bisram kiya

jab qissa-go ki lori mein hum sote the

aur chiDiyon ki chahkar mein aankhen kholte the

mausam ke mizaj mein rachi hui baaton mein

amrit gholte the

yahin kahin par hum tum

'mir' aur 'mira' ke dukh dil mein album karte the

wo dukh tandur ki roTi mein pak jate the

meri aur tumhaari man

wo roTi apne dil ke tandur se lati thi

phir bhuk hamari pahle se baDh jati thi

main aur tum tariKH ke bij se phuTenge

aur 'gautam-budh' ke jangal jaisi umr mein Dhal jaenge