Ek din yoonhi nikal gaya tha ghar se main
Socha ik kavita hi talaash loon
Kuch socha toh hui hairat
Kahan dhoondun tujhe
Kahan se shuru karun talaash
Sawaal mein ghulit hoye yeh kavita
Ya samayi hoye jawaab
Sapnon ke tukdon mein milegi kahin
Ya zindagi ke ik bhoole guchchhe mein rakhi si dikhegi
Guzre kal mein tattolun tujhe
Ya aane wale kal mein tarrashun
Kaho toh parosun tujhe main aaj
Mehkegi baharon ke khile phoolon jaise
Ya patjhadd ke toote patton si sarsarahegi
Bachchon ki khilkhilati hasi mein goonjegi
Ya tharrayegi unki masoom siskiyon mein
Subah ghonslon se nikalte hue parindon ki chachahatt mein
Ya sham ko ghar laut-te shor mein sunayi degi
Phatte kapdon par zameen talashte keede se samjhun
Ya samjhun udte hue bhooke baaz ghanere se
Kaho toh samjhun ubakti hui machhliyon se
Likhi jayegi thame paani ki satah par
Ya phir uski gehraiyon ke bhanwar mein gotey khayegi
Sardi mein rooh ko sehlati agni jaise
Ya mritakon ki tapti raakh mein dhuein si uthegi
Jo ho raha hai usmein ghategi
Ya ubhregi usmein jo ki ho kabhi na
Jeevan jaisa ik raaz hai tu
Kahan shuru hoti hai aur kab thamti hai
Aur kya hota hai us dauraan
Tera bhed ab yeh khul gaya hai
Kyun kiya maine sawaal aur kya hi hai jawaab
Humesha thi tu mujh mein kash-m-kash si
Kyun nikla ghar se main.