Library me ek Chaand huaa karti hai,
Khamosh kitaabon ke beech roshni bikhera karti hai.
Pata nahi, shayad shor pasand hai usko, par bheed ki aadat nahi,
Wo sirf apni dost Samm ke saath muskuraya karti hai.
Jiski maujoodgi se poetry ki uljhan sulajh jaati hai,
Sach kahoon toh, library me ek chaand huaa karti hai.
Wo aati hai toh waqt bhi dheere-dheere chalne lagta hai,
Ghadi ki tik-tik bhi jaise adab se ruk jaati hai.
Main padhne aaya hoon ya use dekhne,
Ye baat har roz mujhe tadpaati hai.
Jo mere har sawaal ki wajah ban jaati hai,
Sach kahoon toh, library me ek chaand huaa karti hai.
Bag rakhte hi jab wo apni kursi sambhaalti hai,
Meri har uljhan khud-ba-khud sulajh jaati hai.
Main sawaalon me uljha rehta hoon aksar,
Aur wo khamoshi se har jawaab de jaati hai.
Jo bina bole bhi bahut kuchh keh jaati hai,
Sach kahoon toh, library me ek chaand huaa karti hai.
Main bhi kuchh likhta hoon uske liye,
Jab wo sar jhuka ke kuchh likhne lagti hai.
Na usse meri khabar, na mujhe kuchh bolne ki himmat,
Bas har roz ek khamosh kahaani badhti jaati hai.
Jo sirf nazar nahi, mehsoos bhi ho jaati hai,
Sach kahoon toh, library me ek chaand huaa karti hai.
Uske jaane ke baad kursi bhi khaali lagti hai,
Aur kitaabein bhi jaise udaas ho jaati hain.
Main phir padhne ki koshish karta hoon dil se,
Par aankhen har baar darwaze par atak jaati hain.
Jaise uske jaane ke baad bhi wo apni roshni chhod jaati hai,
Sach kahoon toh, library me ek chaand huaa karti hai.
Kabhi lagta hai wo sirf ek khayaal hai,
Jo roz padhaai ke waqt milne aati hai.
Na mulaakaat ka waada, na izhaar ka hausla,
Bas ek chaand hai jo library me chamak jaati hai.
Jo haqeeqat se zyada khoobsurat lag jaati hai,
Sach kahoon toh, library me ek chaand huaa karti hai.
Jiske hijaab ke pallu bhi mere dil ko chhoo jaati hain,
Sach kahoon toh, library me ek chaand huaa karti hai.
Jiski muskurahat se noor-e-kainaat milti hai,
Sach kahoon toh, library me ek chaand huaa karti hai.
Aur jo actually kutto se bahut darti hai
Sach kahoon toh, library me ek chaand huaa karti hai.
Arre yaar,
Sach me… library me ek chaand huaa karti hai.
— Seventeen