ranbhumi men ladte ladte main ne kitne saal
ik din jal men chhaya dekhi chatte ho gae baal
papad jaisi huiin haddiyan jalne lage hain daant
jagah jagah jhurriyon se bhar gai saare tan ki khaal
dekh ke apna haal hua phir us ko bahut malal
are main budhiya ho jaungi aaya na tha khayal
us ne socha
gar phir se mil jaae javani
jis ko likhte hain divani
aur mastani
jis men us ne inqalab laane ki thani
vahi javani
ab ki baar nahin dungi koi qurbani
bas la-haul padhungi aur nahin dungi koi qurbani
dil ne kaha
kis soch men hai ai pagal badhiya
kahan javani
yaani us ko guzre ab tak kaafi arsa biit chuka hai
ye khayal bhi der se aaya
bas ab ghar ja
budhiya ne kab us ki maani
halanki ab vo hai naani
zahir hai ab aur vo kar bhi kya sakti thi
asman par lekin taare ankh-micholi khel rahe the
raat ke panchhi bol rahe the
aur kahte the
ye shayad us ki aadat hai
ya shayad us ki fitrat hai
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