Hazir-ghaeb

ishaara kis ne toDa hai

ki chaurahe ke bichon-bich

hum ek dusre se is tarah Takra gae hain

ye chaaron raste

hum ne mohabbat ki kudalon se tarashe the

hamein phulon pe chalne ka ishaara chahiye tha

magar rishton ke baadal jo kabhi dil par baraste the

to hariyali ka mausam chaaron jaanib phail jata tha

wo baadal kanch ke manind yun TuTe fazaon mein

ki har rasta nukili kirchiyon ki surmai barish mein bhiga hai

ye chauraha

ki jo apne milan ka istiara tha

tamasha-gah mein badla

musafir ek-duje ke muqabil aa hi jate hain

magar apna safar kaise tasadum mein Dhala aaKHir

use ek hadse ki shakl kaise aur kis ne di

safar ko sanehe ka pairahan pahna ke

chaurahe ke bichon-bich istada kiya jis ne

use hum kis tarah DhunDen

use hum kaise pahchanen

ki har-su KHushnuma chehre kachumar ho ke bikhre hain

wo malghuba jo us andhe tasadum ka natija hai

use kis shakl mein Dhaalen