Jab Zindagi ke kuch lamhe aapni tanhai ke sath bita paya
Tab samaja kya khoya kya paya
Sapne sach karne mai aise dood lagai ki aapni khud ki sudh budh na payi.
Sapno ke shikhar par jaab paucha akela toh vaha bhi pai sirf tanhai
Saab ki tarah chand kagazo ke peeche doda
Uun kagazo mai kuch aisa nasha sa paya uss hod mai saabko peeche choda.

Na rishte dekhe na dosti, Na pyar dikha na mohabbat baas hamesha mehsos hui toh uun kagazo ki killat.
Nashe mai kuch aisa safar guzra
Sirf kagaz ke nazrane bhale the baki saab bura

Jaab manzil par paucha toh dil khushi se jhoom uutha
Lekin vo khushi pal do pal ki hi rahi usse baatne ke liye vaha kise pata.
Tanha baitha jaab jaab manzil par mand mand hava ki lehar si aai
Vo lehar kagazo ke sadsadhat ki chuban bhi laai.
Aab akela baitha kagaz ke dher par. Ek fekta toh do aate
Lekin vo aapne sang aur kaha kuch late.
Sochta hu agar kisi ka sath hota toh toh ye pal bhi bit te haste muskurate.
Lekin aab samay par kaha se kabu pate.
Din bite mahine bite bit ti gayi sadiya
Har din mai aur bas vahi meri kagazo ki duniya
Jaab bache hue lamho mai dusro ko sath haste hasate aate dekha paya
Taab pata chala zindagi mai kya khoya kya paya...
© Ankit Joshi