Dusri raat

ye bhi raat guzar rahi he
kamre ki bikhri chizen sameTte hue

tumhaare jaane ke baad
tumhaari chahal-qadmiyan ghumti rahti hain dil ke aangan mein

gunjti rahti hain tumhaari sargoshiyan mere kanon mein
bistar ki silwaTen munh chiDhane lagti hain

is bar cigarette ke jale hue TukDon par mahsus karti hun
tumhaare honTon ka lams

idhar-udhar bikhre hue tumhaari baaton ke Dher
chae ki jhuTi pyaliyan

ek ek ko uThati hun aur rakhti jati hun
yaadon ki almari mein

jis mein pahle hi se maujud hain
tumhaari muskurahaTon ki gaThriyan

balcony se jhankta hua chand
mahakti hui raat ki rani

kitna kuchh sameTna baqi he abhi
mere mathe par tumhaare honTon ka lams

tumhaare nam ka wird karti hui dhaDakne
thak kar chur ho gai hun KHud ko sameTte hue

aur aasman par chamakta hua aaKHiri sitara bhi
is bar Dub jaana chahta hai mere sath

tumhaari yaado ke be-karan samundar mein