Hum Kal Jo Milenge Barson Baad...

Hum kal jo milenge barson baad
Raah mein yunhi chalte hue
Paas se jub hum guzrenge
Pahchaan ka ik bebaak sa jhonka
Hum ko achanak choo lega
Ik jhatke se hum paltenge
Aur dekhenge ik dooje ko hum hairat se
Phir aagey badh kar bolenge - "TUM!"

Phir dhadkan itni tez chalegi jism hamare larzenge
Hont hamare kaanpenge hum lafzon ko bhi tarsenge

Kuchh der tahar kar, khud pe kuchh kuchh qaaboo paakar
Main shayad yeh poochhunga: “Kaisi ho sab theek to hai?”
“Achchi hoon aur tum kaise ho?” tum itna kah paaogi.
Phir ruk kar thoda, zara jhijhak kar,
Main tumse yeh bolunga
“Itne barson baad miley hain,
Baithein chal kar baat karein kuchh? paas mein ik café hai”

Dekhogi, kuchh sochogi, phir saath mere tum hologi.

Us khaali se café mein, do coffee ka order dekar
Hum dono yeh sochenge, baat kahan se shuru karein
Karne ko yun baatein kitni
Din kitne aur raatein kitni
Aur na jaane kitne mausam
Yaadon ka boseeda album
Ik pal mein khul jaayega!
Hanste gaate kitne chahre,
Rang birangey kitne manzar
Park, bagheechey, hotel, dhaabey,
Parbat, vaadi, jharne, sagar
Jahan jahan se guzre thhey sab hum ko yaad aayenge
Phir bhi hum yeh sochenge, baat kahan se shuru karein!

Phir idhar udhar hum daalenge bemaqsad bekaar nazar
Café ki deewaron par, chhat par aur dareechon par
Kursiyon aur mezon par
Jab tak coffee aayegi!

Phir coffee ki chuski lekar tum nazron se poochhogi:
“Dhoop mein jhulse kab kab bolo,
Kab kab bheegey baarish mein”.
Main piyaali rakh kar table par man hi man mein bolunga:
“Yaad nahin par itna sach hai
Dhoop mein jab jab jhulsa, socha
Achcha hua tum saath nahin thhi
Jab jab bheega baarish mein
Afsos raha tum paas nahin thhi!!”

Phir baat shuru karne ko hum bas itna kah paayenge:
“Yahan ki coffee achchi hai!”

Phir dekhenge ek dooje ke
Gaal ke gadhdhey, baal ki chaandi,
Aankh taley ki gahri siyahi,
Peeley chahre neeli ragein hum!

Phir voh manzar yaad aayega
Jab dil par rakh kar soz ka patthar
Ek din hum tum bichhdey thhey
Dil se tab ek hook uthegi, aankhein phir se dariya hongi
Dard chhupa kar ek dooje se, idhar udhar ki baatein karke
Naye patey lede kar apne, hum rukhsat ho jaayenge!!

Par…ghar jaa kar yeh sochenge…
Yeh patey alag kyon apne hain?
Jab dard-o-aansu, ranj-o-alam,
Jab duniya ka har zulm-o-sitam,
Mushtarka hain?
Jab dil mein armaa, hasrat aur
Aankh mein yaksaan sapney hain
Phir patey alag kyon apne hain?
Yeh patey alag kyon apne hain?