Aisii hii sard shaam thii vo bhii,
jab vo mahandii rachaaye haatho.n me.n,
apanii aahaT ke Khauf se larazaa.N,
surKh aa.Nchal me.n muu.Nh chhipaaye hue,
apane Khat mujh se lene aa_ii thii
us kii sahamii hu_ii nigaaho.n me.n,
kitanii Khaamosh iltijaaye.N thii.n,
us ke chehare kii zard rangat me.n,
kitanii majabuuriyo.n ke saaye the,
mere haatho.n se Khat paka.Date hii,
jaane kyaa soch kar achaanak vo,
meraa shaanaa paka.D kar ro_ii thii,
us ke yaaquut rang ho.nTho.n ke,
kap_kapaate hue kinaaro.n par,
saika.Do.n ankahe fasaane the,
sard shaamo.n me.n der tak aksar,
jab ye manzar dikhaa_ii detaa hai,
ek lamhaa hinaa_ii haatho.n se,
mujh ko apanii taraf bulaataa hai,
ham_nashii.n ruuTh kar naa jaa mujh se,
aisii hii sard shaam thii vo bhii.