Tulua se pahle

kabhi
yun hi

kisi shab chandni ka hath lagte hi
bina dastak ke khul jata hai ek kamre ka darwaza

darichon se koi madhosh-kun KHushbu nikalti hai
faza mein muskuraati hai

hayule se kai pardon pe bante hain bigaDte hain
koi mauhum aahaT phail jati hai samaat par

kitaben jag uThti hain koi safhe ulaTta hai
hawa mein sarsaraate hain adhuri nazm ke TukDe

faza mein tairte hain har taraf bhaTke hue misre
kahin maddham suron ka saz koi chheD deta hai

andhere ke samundar mein koi bajra sa chalta hai
purane git bahte hain

udasi tal deti hai
kabhi shishon pe halki nilgun lahren machalti hain

kisi aawaz ka saya khuli khiDki mein aata hai
kiran koi zara sa jhilmila kar TuT jati hai

samajh mein kuchh nahin aata
andhere mein bikharta kya hai kya tartib pata hai