Pahchaan to thee pahchaanaa naheen mainne, apne aap ko jaanaa naheen

pahchān to thī pahchānā nahīṅ maiṅne
apne āp ko jānā nahīṅ
pahchān to thī

jab dhūp barastī hai sar pe to
pānī meṅ chhāṇv khiltī hai
maiṅ bhūl gaī thī chhāṇv agar
miltī hai to dhūp meṅ miltī hai
is dhūp aur chhāṇv kī khel meṅ k‌yoṅ
jinkā iśhārā samjhā nahīṅ
pahchān …

maiṅ jāgī rahī kuchh sapnoṅ meṅ aur
jāgī huī bhī soī rahī
jāne kin bhūlbhulaiyā meṅ kuchh
bhaṭkī rahī kuchh khoī rahī
jinke liye maiṅ martī rahī
jinkā iśhārā samjhā nahīṅ
pahchān …