

Har shaam ka
kissa wahi tha
Do kinaare
ek hi naddi ke
Tum kitabon mein dhoondti thin rasta
Hum panne palatte the bekhabar
Canteen ka wo
kona sunsaan tha
Chai ki dukan ka
dhuan uthta tha
Nigahon se baatein hoti thin jab
Har lamha sadiyon jaisa lagta tha
Canteen ki wo purani table pe Ek cup chai aur ek khamoshi
thi
Lab pe the lafz hazaaron magar
Kehne ki koi
himmat nahi thi
Phir ek din
tumne muskura kar
Chai ka wo glass
aage badhaya
Sari dooriyan pal mein mit gayin
Jab humne pehla
lafz gungunaya
Canteen ki wo
purani table pe Ek cup
chai aur ek khamoshi thi
Lab pe the lafz hazaaron magar
Kehne ki koi
himmat nahi thi
Wo purani table... Chai aur tum... (hmmmm)