"Saleeb aur Sindoor ke Beech"

Main church ki ghantiyon mein pali, Par aarti ki lau bhi meri thi. Eesa ki prarthna seedhi thi, Par Bangla geeton mein mithaas chhupi thi. Christmas ki mombattiyan jalti, Aur Durga Puja mein payal bhi chhanakti. Rosary pehanti, par aalta bhi rachti, Ek hi dil, do rangon mein basti. Phir wo aaya… mitti ki mehak liye, Shabd kam, par aankhon mein nadiyaan liye. Uski muskaan mein saawan baha, Aur mere bheetar kuch gumsum sa kaha. Usne mujhe dekha jaise koi pooja karta hai, Jaise bina bole mann vandan karta hai. Uske chhoone mein kuch tha khaas, Jaise dil ne pehli baar mehsoos kiya paas. Na wo gospel jaanta tha, Na main uski lok katha. Phir bhi ek kahaani ban gayi, Jahan saanson ne prarthna si kahi. Raatein phool ban ke khilti rahin, Uski baahon mein shaamein silti rahin. Chumbanon mein vachan the, Aur sparshon mein milan ke charan the. Na church ne aashirvaad diya, Na mandir ne kuch kaha, Par jism ne jo geet gaya, Woh Khuda bhi sun na saka.