Parinda kamre mein rah gaya

raat ne jab ghaDiyon se waqt uTha liya
ghanTi ki tez aawaz ne sare pardon ka rang uDa diya

kamre mein chaar aadamiyon ne apni apni sansen lin
sansen muKHtalif rangon mein thin

ek aadmi purane calender par nishan laga raha tha
dusra naya calender hath mein maroD raha tha

tisare ka chehra chauthe aadmi ke chehre par lag gaya tha
aadmi tin the

ye tin samten chaukor kamre ke KHali kone ko
dekh rahi thin

inhi tin samton ko kal sara shahr banna tha
wo tinon

kamre ke tinon konon mein ja kar khaDe ho gae
aur sochne lage

kis ka kona hai jo KHali rah gaya hai
achanak parda hila

aur ek parinda
is kone mein aa kar baiTh gaya

tinon ke munh se nikla
masum

unhen pata chala ki wo tinon waqt ki qaid mein the
tinon ne aag jalai

aur bole
aag jalne tak ye samten hamari rahengi

aag chauthe kone mein lagai gai thi
zindagi ke ruKH baDhte ja rahe the

suraj ne chaar kirnen kamre ke andar phenkin
unhon ne panch panch gaz ka sunahri-pan apne gird lapeTa

suraj ki tin banhen TuT gain
unhon ne apni ek ek ungli kaTi

aur bole
ham ne apni ungliyon se zindagi ka sukut toDa

parinda kamre mein rah gaya