Wo aankhen stabd kar deti thi
Gehrai anokhi dekhi thi
Par un mai ek sawal sa tha
Aksar sukhi bhi rehti thi
Wo aankhen dekhi thi maine
Jane usne kya dekha tha
Mukh par muskaan bikhere par
Sukha aansu sab kehta tha
Logon se ghiri wo rehti thi
Sunapan phir kyun sehti thi
Kehna toh usko jeevan tha
Phir chup chup si kyun rehti thi
Samjhati si behlati si sab gamoon ko yu wo chupati si
Apno se aankh churati si
Apne bheetar wo rehti thi
Koi kyun us ko samjhe na
Ye sawal Dil Mai dabaya tha
Jo sapne toote they unko mann hi man Mai dafnaya tha
Phir bhi koi padh le usko agar
Koi puche gar koi baat magar
Kaise karti kya ye khabar
“Sab badhiya hai keh deti thi”
Wo aankhen stabd kar deti thi
Gehrai anokhi dekhi thi….