MULAAKATEY,AISI BHI

Kuchh khwab sajaye chale the hum,

Ek anjaani dagar pe badhae the kadaml

Aisa laga ke waqt gaya tha tham!!!

Jab hum mile dosti se!

Haare sabzilan par chalte huye—

Kuchh begaane se nagme gungunate huye—

Mujhe mil gaya tha mera mit!

Shikayat ki gunjaayish nahin:

Jannat jaise mil gayi thi yaheen:

Isi aaasman ke niche—

Baatein kuchh aisi hoti thi;

Kisse kuchh aise bante the

Ke yeh jahaan hairaan sa tha . . .

Kal jo rishtey unsune se the

Aaaj wohi ek yakeen sa hai

Ek nayee subah ki tarah!

As the sands of time slide through—

As the morning grass gets wet with dew.

As I sit under the vast stretch of blue

I’m engaged, driven into a “roobaroo”

With life, itself!!