aur tanhai 
so rahe the 
tumhaara KHat aaya 
ek bhaari panw 
tanhai ke sine par paDa 
chiKH paDi aur lipaT gai mujh se 
us ki bahon ki 
qaid mein 
tumhaara KHat paDha 
phir paDha 
bar bar paDha 
dil dhaDka 
wo dekhti 
to Dar jati 
man mein shor sa uTha 
wo sunti to 
mar jati 
main ne 
us ka chehra takiye se chhupa liya 
us ki aankh khuli KHafa hui 
aur chali gai 
subh hui 
to 
bistar par maujud thi 
mere baghair 
kidhar jaegi 
kis ke yahan jaegi 
tanhai
        Nazm
Main
Shabnam Ashai

