tumhen malum hai vo be-khudi ka kaisa aalam tha
mire honton men jalti patriyan bhi muskurati thiin
miri ankhon ko raten jagne ka gham nahin tha jab
mire hathon men bikhri silvaten shikva na karti thiin
mire pairon ka nanga-pan kahin be-dam nahin tha jab
mujhe khaddar ke malbusat bhi rusva na karte the
kisi khane ki baasi badbuon men gham nahin tha jab
ye saari mehnaten kyuun meri ankhon men utarti hain
ye honton men dimaghon ka khinchao jagta kyuun hai
ye chehre ki lakiren kyuun mujhe ranjida karti hain
ye kaise ranj hain alam hain gham hain tabahi hai
miri khud-agahi ke sabz chashme khushk se kyuun hain
ye kaisi dhuup hai jo jism ki raanai jhulsae
ye kaisi chhanv hai jo sardiyon ki barf ban jaae
ye main ne chandni ko muddaton se kyuun nahin dekha
ye kyuun in barishon men phuul raston men nahin phaile
ab is mamta ki shabnam kyuun mire dil par nahin girti
miri aghosh men basti ke bachche kyuun nahin aate
vahi hangam ab kyuun ek pagal-pan sa lagta hai
kisi dilchasp khamoshi men kyuun vahshat si hoti hai
ye akhir rafta rafta saari duniya kyuun badalti hai
magar jab sochti huun main to ye bohran ka aalam
ye saari hosh ki duniya hai bas ik khvab ke pichhe
ye saare bolte aansu ye honton main khinchao sa
ye jalti dhuup dushman chhanv guzre chand ki kirnen
ye azurda se raste mamta se khali aghoshen
ye pagal-pan ki duniya vahshaton ki ghor tariki
ye meri ruuh ke andar badalti adaton ka gham
tumhara muntazir hai tum mujhe mazbut banhon men
kabhi haule se le loge mire kanon men kah doge
tumhen kis baat ka gham hai tumhen kaisi pareshani
tumhare paas hain jo huun tumhare gham main le lunga