Ek daur tha, ek safar tha .. kuch khala tha kuch kaha tha
ant ki aur na badha tha , mai bhi wahi tha aur ye sama kahi aur tha
lekin na jane kis surkh aakh se, ek moti yu chalka tha
dekhne me nahi, mehsus karne me kahi tha
sathi bhi mai tha aur safar bhi mai tha
gagan me uda bhi nahi lekin pani pe chala sirf mai tha
hatho ko darkinar kiya maine par kandho pe roya mai hi tha
jakar aaya to pata chala, us gali k aage ka mod bhi mai tha
rundha hua gala, hatheli se saja,
maut bhi mai tha, jeevan bhi mai hi tha
khaikhabar jo puchi thi sabse, samachaar bas nahi tha
jis ko peeche chod aaya, us gharonde ka tinka mai hi tha
samay k pahiye ka chakra ye ajeeb kaisa
kinara b mai bana jal tarang bhi mai hi hua
kadamo ke nishaano pe rengta
dikh raha mai bas chalta hua, mai bas chalta hua
