Kaafi saalon baad, aaj phir baarish se mulaqat hui.

Me ruk gayi, aur vo muskurayi

Jaise purani yaadon ki koi chanchal parchhai.

Bina kuch kahe, aankhon m hazaar sawal le aayi.

"Sunaa tha tumhe toh humse nafrat thi?"

Uski hansi mein thoda taana tha, thoda pyaar bhi. Me chup thi...

Kya kehti usse?

Kaise samjhaati ki mera piya usse kitni mohabbat karta tha,

Aur uske jaane k baad uski yaadon ka hi toh sahara h Vo kehta tha, "Baarish mein sab kuch saaf ho jaata hai”.

zakhm bhi, yaadein bhi.

"Aur main kehti thi,

"Baarish sab kuch gila kar deti hai

khushi bhi, dard bhi.

"Lekin aaj, uske jaane ke baad,

Baarish bhi ek tasalli ban gayi hai

Uski yaadon ka bheegta hua paighaam.

Aaj jab ek thandi si boond mere gaalon se fisli,

Toh laga jaise uske haathon ka narm sparsh ho.

Wo khamoshi, jisme hum dono sab kuch keh jaate the