saaye ki tarah aap mere sath rahe

saaye ki tarah aap mere sath rahe,
mere hansne par hanse, mere roone par rooye the,
jab bhi darre huye honton se aawaz di maine,
aakar har uljhan par pehle se hi khade the aap.

ek saundhi khusbu thi aapki chuuan mein,
kitna bhi udaas rahta tha, 

aapki chuuan se dil jhum jhoom jata tha,
lav khil-khila uthtey the.

mere jeevan mein aap kya the.. kya hain,
yeh  lafzon mein bayan karna mumkin nahi,
aapko aag ke hawale kar aaj khud ko jala baitha,
lekin ab bhi jo saskh mujh mein jee raha hai,
woh koi aur nahi.. aap hi ho.

jab maine aapko kandha diya,
achanak ek dard uttha mere sinne mein,
ehsaas hua kya hota hai zimmedaari,

kappkapate huye haathon se jab main agni de raha tha,
kaise bataun ki meri geeli-dhundali aankhon ne,

kya-kya manzar dekha tha,

par haathon mein ek ajeeb si takkat mili thi uss chann,
laga.. muskuraate huye mere udaasi ke palon mein

mujhe aap sehla rahe ho,

ess ehsas ne phir meri aankhon mein

aanshuon ke sailaab laa diya,
main chikh-chikh kar roo raha tha

aapki chittah ke pas baith kar,

par hey pitah.. aapne phir chaturaai dikhaayi,
chitta ki aag ko thanda kar diya,
bas waha rakh hi raakh bachha tha.

maalum hai, madhya-raatri se pehle

aap mujhe ghar bhejna chahate the,

koi baat nahi, aap jaaha jaana chahate hain, jaaye.. lekin,
main aapko aawaz dunga har dishaon mein,
aapko aana hoga.. kam se kam mere khaawabon mein,

mere sapnon mein aakar 

aap mujhe ek baar beta keh kar pukaar lena,
mujhe gale se laga lena,

aapke bin kaise chalunga phirse ungli pakad kar,
thoda raasthe mein badha dena hey pitaji,

aap harpal mujhe itna ehsaas dilla dena,

main aapka beta hoon ~raj~ naam hai mera,
aakar mujhe mera naam, bata dena.