kahii.n ek maasuum naazuk sii la.Dakii
bahut Khuubasuurat magar saa.Nvalii sii

mujhe apane Khvaabo.n kii baa.Nho.n me.n paakar
kabhii nii.nd me.n muskuraatii to hogii
usii nii.nd me.n kasamasaa-kasamasaakar
sarahaane se takiye giraatii to hogii

vahii Khvaab din kii mu.NDero.n pe aake
use man hii man me.n lubhaate to ho.nge
ka_ii saaz siine kii Khaamoshiyo.n me.n
merii yaad me.n jhanajhanaate to ho.nge
vo besaaKhtaa dhiime-dhiime suro.n me.n
merii dhun me.n kuchh gunagunaatii to hogii

chalo Khat likhe.n jii me.n aataa to hogaa
magar u.Ngaliyaa.n ka.Np_ka.Npaatii to ho.ngii
kalam haath se chhuuT jaataa to hogaa
uma.nge.n kalam phir uThaatii to ho.ngii
meraa naam apanii kitaabo.n pe likhakar
vo daa.Nto.n me.n u.Ngalii dabaatii to hogii

zubaa.N se agar uf nikalatii to hogii
badan dhiime-dhiime sulagataa to hogaa
kahii.n ke kahii.n paa.Nv pa.Date to ho.nge
dupaTTaa zamii.n par laTakataa to hogaa
kabhii subah ko shaam kahatii to hogii
kabhii raat ko din bataatii to hogii

har ek chiiz haatho.n se giratii to hogii
tabiiyat pe har kaam khalataa to hogaa
paleTe.n kabhii TuuT jaatii to ho.ngii
kabhii duudh chuulhe pe jalataa to hogaa
Garaz apanii maasuum naadaaniyo.n par
vo naazuk-badan jhe.np jaatii to hogii

kahii.n ek maasuum ...