"Dil ho jaati thi shaayrana,
jab chalti thi woh
Kolkatta ka TRAM;
bagal mein tum baiththi thi
har din, woh safar mein mohabbat
bhi thi aur thi AARAAM.
Sabhi log bus ya
auto pakadhta tha
hamare vidyalay mein
jaldi pouchne ke LIYE;
par hum dono adha ghante pehle nikalte
teh, aur ek jagah pe samosa ya dahi vada
khaane ke baad, woh majaak kar ke kaheti
thi, 'Aab toh vidyalay ke taraf CHALIYE.'
Aaj ke din mein
sab bhaag raha hain
har din samay
ke saath SAATH;
par woh tram toh dheerey hee chalta tha,
aur samay ka koi parwaah hee naa karte
teh hum, kyon ki woh pakad ke
baiththi thi mera HAATH.
Ush samay, tippani bhi hoti thi, kuch log
kahete teh, 'O dekho, jaa raha hain
Gopi aur uska RADHIKA';
hum toh kuch bolte nahi teh, par woh
kabhi kabhi palat ke suna deti
thi, 'Abbey teri maa KA.'
Shaam ko jab tram se hee ghar laut te
teh eksaath, woh jyaada karti nahi thi
koi bhi SAWAAL;
mera haath pakad ke, khidki ke
baahaar prakriti ko dekhti thi,
khulkey aapni sarh ki saari BAAL.
Samay ruk ruk ke
chalti thi, par ush
mein tha ek alag hee
mohabbat ka MIZAAZ;
aab toh ishq chorho, shaadi ki rasham
bhi itna jaldi jaldi khatam karta hain,
ki koi maanta hee nahi woh
puraana reeti aur REWAZ.
Abhi bhi koi bhi tram dekhta hoon,
toh yaad aahi jaata hain
woh sunehri DIN;
aisa nahi hain ki,
dono ka nahi kaat rahi hain
zindagi dono ke BIN;
par bachpan
ka pehla pyar
hee hoti hain
aasli PYAR;
miyaan bibi na bann sakey toh kya hua,
woh sunehri pal ki yaadein hamesha
raheti hain, aur raheti hain
yaariyan, mere YAAR."- Arindam Sain
jab chalti thi woh
Kolkatta ka TRAM;
bagal mein tum baiththi thi
har din, woh safar mein mohabbat
bhi thi aur thi AARAAM.
Sabhi log bus ya
auto pakadhta tha
hamare vidyalay mein
jaldi pouchne ke LIYE;
par hum dono adha ghante pehle nikalte
teh, aur ek jagah pe samosa ya dahi vada
khaane ke baad, woh majaak kar ke kaheti
thi, 'Aab toh vidyalay ke taraf CHALIYE.'
Aaj ke din mein
sab bhaag raha hain
har din samay
ke saath SAATH;
par woh tram toh dheerey hee chalta tha,
aur samay ka koi parwaah hee naa karte
teh hum, kyon ki woh pakad ke
baiththi thi mera HAATH.
Ush samay, tippani bhi hoti thi, kuch log
kahete teh, 'O dekho, jaa raha hain
Gopi aur uska RADHIKA';
hum toh kuch bolte nahi teh, par woh
kabhi kabhi palat ke suna deti
thi, 'Abbey teri maa KA.'
Shaam ko jab tram se hee ghar laut te
teh eksaath, woh jyaada karti nahi thi
koi bhi SAWAAL;
mera haath pakad ke, khidki ke
baahaar prakriti ko dekhti thi,
khulkey aapni sarh ki saari BAAL.
Samay ruk ruk ke
chalti thi, par ush
mein tha ek alag hee
mohabbat ka MIZAAZ;
aab toh ishq chorho, shaadi ki rasham
bhi itna jaldi jaldi khatam karta hain,
ki koi maanta hee nahi woh
puraana reeti aur REWAZ.
Abhi bhi koi bhi tram dekhta hoon,
toh yaad aahi jaata hain
woh sunehri DIN;
aisa nahi hain ki,
dono ka nahi kaat rahi hain
zindagi dono ke BIN;
par bachpan
ka pehla pyar
hee hoti hain
aasli PYAR;
miyaan bibi na bann sakey toh kya hua,
woh sunehri pal ki yaadein hamesha
raheti hain, aur raheti hain
yaariyan, mere YAAR."- Arindam Sain