bas ye chehra
jise dekhne ki khwaish hain
kaisa lagta hoga
baat karte hue, hanste hue
mujhe pukarte hue
saath hi mein uska dil
kya chehre mein dil ki
jhalak rehti hogi
ya phir dil alag hi pukarta hoga
aur chehra kuch beparwah rahe
kyunki baaton mein uske
jhalakti hain, lekin bahut kam,
wo ehsaas, wo pyaar
awaaz mein uski
hain wo kashish
jaise ke pukaar ho
mujhe pukaar rahi ho
par dheeme dheeme
aur pukaar mein mithaas
aisi ke dil bhar aaye
jazbaat honge usme bhi
par meri tarah
unme doobne ki khwaish nahi
aur shayad yahi fark hain
ke wo practical sochti hain
aur kabhi kabhar uska pyaar
jhalakta hain sitaare ki tarah
par kya poori zindagi
us ek din ke sitaare ki chamak
ke liye bita dun
ya mujhe bhi bhi haq hain
kuch aur, kuch zyada
ehsaas aur jazbaat ki
aur ye sab shayad
milkar hi hoga mumkin
kyunki ab tak sirf
ek doosre ke lafzon
aur chand tasveeron ke alawa
nahin ho paaya hain milna
ab intezar hain to
waqt ka jab
milengi nazrein
aur dekh paunga
main wahi chehra
jise sirf tasveer mein qaed
aur lafzon se piroya hua
paaya hain
par hain iska bhi nasha alag
kaash rahe ye nasha
har roz, har waqt
bas dua yahi rehti hain
ke toote na is baar
ye dor, ye baandh
zakhm lage hain bahut
par is baar nahi
bas isi ki dua karun
aur ruka hun
intezaar mein
us chehre ki
bas wo chehre
ye chehre
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