jab apni chaadar samet kar uThti hai
to is ki har khiRki ek aankh ki tarah khulti hai
doodh waala chaai waala akhbaar phenkne waala
sab apni apni raah pe nikal paRte hain
maaein bachchon ko jagaati hain sapne samete hue
chaai ki kettli mein ubalta hai ek pura din
aur main chhat pe khaRi dekhti hoon
ki kaise har sahar ek nayi umeed le ke aati hai
har raat ke aakhir mein chhupi ek sahar hoti hai
thaki aankhon mein bhi koi nayi dopahar hoti hai
main apna shahr chhoR aayi par shahr na chhoR saka mujhe
har khwab mein vahi gali vahi ghar vahi dar hota hai
vo aurat jo chup rehti hai use kamzor na samjho
uski khamoshi mein chhupa ek samandar hota hai
chhaton pe utarti hai jab pehli kiran sahar ki
to shahr ki har khiRki mein ek chiraagh sa jalta hai
yaadon ke puraane sandooqon mein ek khushboo rehti hai
jise kholo to bachpan ka pura mausam milta hai
tere jaane ke baad bhi tu mere saath raha
har shaam chaai ki pyaali mein tera aks utra