Maut tu ek kavitaa hai

Maut tu ek kavitaa hai,
Mujhse ek kavita ka vada hai, milegi mujhko.
Doobti nabzon mein jab dard ko neend aane lage,
Zard sa chehra liye chaand ufaq tak pahunche,
Din abhi paani mein ho, raat kinaare ke kareeb.
Na andhera na ujaala ho, na abhi raat na din,
Jism jab khatam ho, aur rooh ko jab saans aaye,
Mujhse ek kavita ka waada hai, milegi mujhko.

- Anand