Alif aur be ke nam

jaanan! kya ye ho sakta hai
aaj ki sham kahin nahin jaen

shor machane wale fite
aawazon se bhare tawe

sab thoDi der ko chup ho jaen
jaanan! kya ye ho sakta hai

is pyari mashrub ke paimane bhi na chhalken
jin ke bal-bute pe hamari KHush-aKHlaqi

aam hui hai
aur na mauzuat ke lawe munh se ublen

aise log ki jin ke chehre bahut baDe aur dil chhoTe hain
aaj hamein surat na dikhaen

thoDi der ko tanhai ki halki KHunki basi rahe
log gharon mein aur botal almari hi mein saji rahe

hum donon us kamre mein hon
jis ki diwaron pe hamare sukh ke bandhan

taswiron ki shakl mein aawezan rahte hain
jis mein rakkhe kaTh ke ghoDe

koT ke hathi
sab hum ko takte rahte hain

jis mein baiThi kanch ki chiDiyan
hum ko dekh ke Dar si gai hain

jis mein rakkhi kai kitaben
hum se ruTh ke mar si gai hain

hum donon tanha hon
thoDi der ko gum-sum se baiThen

phir rafta rafta baat-chit ke
chhoTe chhoTe phul khilen

qurbat ki garmi se pashemani ke aansu
diye ki tarah se jal uTThen

jaanan kya ye ho sakta hai
ab bhi mera dil kahta hai

shayad aisa ho sakta hai