bheegaa baarish men daravaajaa chaukhaT se kuchh jhool gayaa hai.
kabhee peḌ thaa, ye daravaajaa saty ye shaayad bhool gayaa hai.

naye-naye pad chinh naapataa khaḌaa huaa hai sahamaa-sahamaa.
kabhee banaa thaa peḌ suhaanaa dhoop-chhaa(n)v paa lamahaa-lamahaa.
chaukhaT men ab jaḌaa huaa hai ek jagah par khaḌaa huaa hai,
kabhee Thikaanaa thaa vihagon kaa aaj ...

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kal maanasoon kee pahalee barasaat huee
aur aaj yah daravaaj़aa
kh़ushee se phool gayaa hai

khiD़kee daravaaj़e mahaj़ lakaD़ee naheen
visthaapit jangal hote hain

mujhe lagaa, main peD़on ke beech se aataa-jaataa hoon
Tahaniyon par ...
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jinake sir Dha(n)kane ke lie
chhaten hotee hain
vahee rakhate hain chhaate

har baar sochataa hoo(n)
ek chhat kaa jugaaḌ karu(n)gaa
aur loo(n)gaa ek chhaataa

is shahar ke logon ke paas
jo chhaataa hai
usamen

isalie
sochataa hoo(n)
main loo(n)gaa
to loo(n)gaa aasamaan
ki jisamen sab aa jaayen

aur baahar khaḌaa bheegataa rahe
bas meraa akelaapan

baraabar lagataa hai
chhaate
rishte naate hain
barasaat men kaam aate hain
aur akasar
chhooT jaate hain !

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kabhee-kabhee lagataa hai
jaise ghar kee pakkee chhat, deevaaren, chaukhaTen
meree garam saa(n)son se pighal kar
mom-see bah gaee hain.

keval ye khiḌakiyaa(n)-daravaaje jaise
kabhee ..

itanee baar bharee gaee hai
duःkh, takaleeph aur tyaag kee chaabee
ki maa(n) ban chukee hai ek khilaunaa
ghoom rahee hai gol-gol
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