Ek Bachcha

aaj se pahle mera ghar

soya soya rahta tha

suraj roz nikalta tha

roz sawera hota tha

aangan mein diwaron par

dhup chamakti rahti thi

ghar ki ek ek khiDki mein

nur ki naddi bahti thi

sara sara din chhat par

kage shor machate the

nal niche pani pine

roz kabutar aate the

darwaze par dastak ki

mohren chamka karti thin

sard hawaen pardon mein

ThanDi aahen bharti hain

udhar idhar jati galiyan

dhum machaya karti thin

anjaane jaane bujhe

git sunaya karti thin

lekin phir bhi mera ghar

soya soya rahta tha!

ghar ka ek ek darwaza

khoya khoya rahta tha!

aaj magar ek nau-warid

bachche ka rona sun kar

chaunk paDe diwar-o-dar

jag uTha hai mera ghar