Ye ek mohabbat hai

shayad ye ek
tawil KHat ka KHulasa hai

jo tum tak nahin pahunch sakega
ek na-mukammal kahani ka iqtibas

jise tum nahin sun sakoge
shayad ye tumhaare liye likhi jaane wali taqrir ka ibtidai hissa hai

ya us git ke bol
jo sirf almaiya mauqon par gaya jata hai

ya wo paigham jise sari duniya mein
bar bar dohraya jata hai

ye aansu hai jo marne walon ki
jeb se baramad hota hai

ye ek tir hai
jo zinda rahne walon ke dil mein hamesha paiwast rahta hai

ek talwar jis se aankhen nikali ja sakti hain
aur ek pistol jo sirf

kanpaTi par rakh ke chalai jati hai
ye ek sitara hai jo barish ke baad numudar hota hai

ek baadal jo kabhi numudar nahin hota
aur ek mohabbat jo sitaron aur baadalon mein

chhupne ki koshish karti rahti hai