wo jo yaadon ki raushni si thi
wo jo aabaad ek gali si thi

wo jo ek shahr tha samundar sa
aur samundar pe chandni si thi

wo jo jangal tha ek kiwadon ka
aur jangal mein zindagi si thi

wo jo diwar-pichhe mukhde the
aur mukhdon pe tazgi si thi

wo jo ek badh thi gulabon ki
wo jo khushbu dhuli dhuli si thi

wo jo raste mein ek kutiya thi
wo jo budhiya jhuki jhuki si thi

wo jo surat pe tha namak us ki
wo jo baaton mein chashni si thi

wo jo ladki thi ek paheli si
wo paheli jo an-kahi si thi

wo jo kone pe ek jamun tha
wo jo dali hari-bhari si thi

wo jo ladkon ki ek garad thi
wo jo ek fakhta dari si thi

wo jo ladka tha ek chharera sa
aur rangat bhi sanwli si thi

nam bhi yaad hai bataen kya
shakl bhi yaad hai bhali si thi

wo jo ek ped tha purana sa
ped-upar jo ek pari si thi

wo jo viran si ek masjid thi
wo jo diwar ek giri si thi

shah-e-jinnat jis mein rahta tha
tedhi-medhi jo ek gali si thi

wo jo budha tha surkh aankhon ka
wo jo ladki bujhi bujhi si thi

wo jo baadal sa ek parda tha
ek khidki jo adh-khuli si thi

wo jo kaghaz mala dala sa tha
wo jo chitthi mudi-tudi si thi

wo jo the aansuon se bigde harf
raushnai udi udi si thi

wo jo aankhen thin ek sitara si
wo jo ek lau charagh ki si thi

raat wo haal puchhne aae
raat main bhi thaki thaki si thi

meri mutthi mein ek kaghaz tha
aur mutthi bhinchi hui si thi

pas khabron ka ek malba tha
thi jo taswir adh-jali si thi

ek khabar thi bahut adhuri si
ek surkhi kati piti si thi

ikhtilafat ne ujad diya
wo jo basti bhari-puri si thi

ghar jale hain hawaon ki shah par
aatish-e-gham to bas yunhi si thi