kis ki khoi hui hansi thi main
kis ke honton pe aa gai thi main

kin zamanon pe munkashif hui hun
kin zamanon ki raushni thi main

main kisi shakhs ki udasi thi
sard lahje mein bolti thi main

din dhale lautte parindon ko
ghar ki khidki se dekhti thi main

kash ek bar dekh lete tum
raste mein padi hui thi main

ab jo afsurdagi ki chadar hun
mausam-e-gul ki odhni thi main

khud ko daryaft karne nikli hun
yani khud se kahin khafi thi main

gungunata tha shab ke pichhle pahar
jaane kis dil ki ragni thi main

phir december tha sard raaten thin
shahr sota tha jagti thi main

us ne jab hath hath par rakkha
surkh phulon se bhar gai thi main

aaj dekha tha aaina main ne
aur phir der tak hansi thi main

jaane kya baat yaad aai mujhe
hanste hanste jo ro padi thi main

main ne ek sham pa liya tha use
us se ek raat kho gai thi main

jaanta kaun mujh ko mere siwa
ghar ke andar bhi ajnabi thi main

meri parten nahin khulin ab tak
dewtaon ki shairi thi main

khud se takra gai thi 'jaanan' kahin
apne raste mein aa gai thi main