Ek LaDki

kaisa saKHt tufan tha

kitni tez barish thi

aur main aise mausam mein

jaane kyun bhaTakti thi

wo saDak ke us jaanib

raushni ke khambe se!

sar lagae istada

aane wale gahak ke

intizar mein gum thi!

KHal-o-KHad ki aaraish

bah rahi thi barish mein

tir nok-e-mizhgan ke

mil gae the miTTi mein

gesuon ki KHush-rangi

uD rahi thi jhonkon mein

main ne dil mein ye socha

aab o baad ka rela!

us ko rakh kar dega

ye saja bana chehra!

kya Darawna hoga

phir bhi us ko le jaana

aane wale gahak ka

apna hausla hoga

barishon ne jab us ka

rang-o-rup dho Dala

main ne Darte Darte phir

us ko ghaur se dekha

sidha-sada chehra tha

bhola-bhaala naqsha tha

rang-e-kam-sini jis par

kaise dhul ke aaya tha

zard phul sa patta

gesuon mein uljha tha

shabnami sa ek qatra

aankh par larazta tha

rakh ki jagah us ja

ek diya sa julta tha

mujh ko yun laga aise!

jaise meri beTi ho

meri naz ki pali

meri kokh-jai ho

Dal se bandha jhula

taq mein saji guDiyan

ghar mein chhoD aai ho

tez tez chalne par

main ne us ko Toka ho

hath tham lene par!

mera us ka jhagDa ho

kho gai ho mele mein

bah gai ho rele mein

aur phir andhere mein

apne ghar ka darwaza

KHud na dekh pai ho!

dafatan ye dil chaha

us ko god mein bhar lun

le ke bhag jaun main

hath joD lun us ke

chum lun ye peshani!

aur use manaun main

phir se apne aanchal ka

ghonsla banaun main

aur use chhupaun main