jaane din dekha tha
ke raat dekha tha
bas yun yaad aata hai
maine ek khwab dekha tha

bikhra tha mujhpe surkh rang
saje the hath mehndi se
haar bhi tha shringar bhi
chan chan chanakti thi payal
jaise shehnai ho gunj rahi
mandap bhi saja tha
hawan kund bhi taiyar tha

jaane kya hua fir pal me
sab kuch dhdhak ke jal gaya
cheekhe bhi thi pukar bhi
na tu tha aya lene mujhe
na mautt hi aayi thi

main chounk ke uth gayi
dil me so sawal liye
hotho pe dua
"yeh sach na ho
yeh sach na ho"

ritu saroha