tumhari yaad mire dil ka daagh hai lekin
safar ke vaqt to be-tarah yaad aati ho
baras baras ki ho aadat ka jab hisab to phir
bahut satati ho janam bahut satati ho
main bhuul jaun magar kaise bhuul jaun bhala
azab-e-jan ki haqiqat ka apni afsana
mire safar ke vo lamhe tumhari pur-hali
vo baat baat mujhe baar baar samjhana
ye panch kurte hain dekho ye panch pajame
dale hue hain qamar-band in men aur dekho
ye shave-box hai aur ye hai old spice
nahin huzur ki jhonjal ka ab koi baais
ye diary hai aur is men pate hain aur number
ise khayal se bakse ki jeb men rakhna
hai arz ”hazrat-e-ghaeb-dimagh” bandi ki
ki apne aib ki halat ko ghaib men rakhna
ye tiin coat hain patlun hain ye taiyan hain
bandhi hui hain ye sab tum ko kuchh nahin karna
ye william hai ‘ontal’ hai aur ‘tarpati-nal’
tum in ke saath miri jaan drink se darna
bahut ziyada na piina ki kuchh na yaad aae
jo lucknow men hua tha vo ab dobara na ho
ho tum sukhan ki ana aur tamkanat janam
mazaq ka kisi ‘insha’ ko tum se yaara na ho
vo ‘jaun’ jo nazar aata hai us ka zikr nahin
tum apne ‘jaun’ ka jo tum men hai bharam rakhna
ajiib baat hai jo tum se kah rahi huun main
khayal mera ziyada aur apna kam rakhna
ho tum bala ke baghavat-pasand talkh-kalam
khud apne haq men ik azar ho gae ho tum
tumhare saare sahaba ne tum ko chhod diya
mujhe qalaq hai ki be-yar ho gae ho tum
ye bank-kar manager ye apne technocrat
koi bhi shubh nahin hain ye ek abas ka thithol
main khud bhi in ko cro-magnon samajhti huun
ye shandar janavar hain daftaron ka makhaul
main janti huun ki tum sun nahin rahe miri baat
samaj jhuut sahi phir bhi us ka paas karo
hai tum ko taish hai balishtiyon ki ye duniya
to phir qarine se tum un ko be-libas karo
tum ek saada o barjasta aadmi thahre
mizaj-e-vaqt ko tum aaj tak nahin samjhe
jo chiiz sab se zaruri hai vo main bhuul gai
ye passport hai is ko sambhal ke rakhna
jo ye na ho to khuda bhi bashar tak aa na sake
so tum shuur ka apne kamal kar rakhna
miri shikast ke zakhmon ki sozish-e-javed
nahin raha mire zakhmon ka ab hisab koi
hai ab jo haal mira vo ajab tamasha hai
mira azaab nahin ab mira azaab koi
nahin koi miri manzil pe hai safar darpesh
hai gard gard abas mujh ko dar-ba-dar pesh