Utarti shaam hai jab bhi
to chaaron or jaane kyon
aawazain gungunati hai, aanokhe raag bajte hain
kai yadon k angaare , kabhi jalte hain, bujhte hain
na jaane kitne hi alfaaz…
zehn-o-dil ke safhe par, simat’te hain, bikharte hain
kabhi kuch yaad karne ki, koi uljhan, koi koshish
kabhi sab bhool jaane ki anokhi si koi khawahish
kabhi bin soch ke lamhe, sirak jaate hain haathon se
phir unko thaam laine ki, koi nakaam si kawish
Lahoo ko munjamid karti………..
utarti shaam ki ye chup
parindon ke gharon ko laut jane k kai manzar……
koi rasta dikhaate hai, or umeedain badhate hain
magar un se
magar un se………
ham aankhian phair laite hain…
nahin ham daikhte un ko
‘ke dhundle se yehi raste,ye aadhi aagahi hi tou
aazaab-e-jaan shuru se hain
ham hi kya mubtila-e-gham
sabhi insaan shuru se hain’……..
‘Kinaare par pohanchne ki, riyaazat umar bhar ki hai
kinaare par pohanch kar bhi, safar ne saath kab choda’
or aadhi aagahi ka dukh hamesh hamsafar mera……..
Kabhi ae kaash kuch bole…
ye chup chup si utarti shaam
kabhi ae kaash kuch panchchi
gharon ko laut na jain
hamaare paas reh jain
koi naghma suna jain
kuch aisa raaz keh jain
‘jo todhe is ghani chup ko
mukammil jo hamain kar de’………
