ham kitna roe the jab ik din socha tha ham mar jaenge
aur ham se har nemat ki lazzat ka ehsas juda ho jaega
chhoti chhoti chizen jaise shahd ki makkhi ki bhin bhin
chidiyon ki chuun chuun kavvon ka ek ik tinka chunna
niim ki sab se unchi shakh pe ja kar rakh dena aur ghonsla bunna
sadken kutne vaale engine ki chhuk chhuk bachchon ka dhuul udana
aadhe nange mazduron ko pyaaz se roti khate dekhe jaana
ye sab la-yani bekar mashaghil baithe baithe ek dam chhin jaenge
ham kitna roe the jab pahli baar ye khatra andar jaaga tha
is gardish karne vaali dharti se rishta tutega ham jamid ho jaenge
lekin kab se lab sakit hain dil ki hangama-arai ki
barson se avaz nahin aai aur is marg-e-musalsal par
in kam-maya ankhon se ik qatra aansu bhi to nahin tapka
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