ek muddat hui ghar se nikle hue
apne mahaul mein khud ko dekhe hue

ek din hum achanak bade ho gae
khel mein daud kar us ko chhute hue

sab guzarte rahe saf-ba-saf pas se
mere sine pe ek phul rakhte hue

jaise ye mez mitti ka hathi ye phul
ek kone mein hum bhi hain rakkhe hue

sharm to aai lekin khushi bhi hui
apna dukh us ke chehre pe padhte hue

bas bahut ho chuka aaine se gila
dekh lega koi khud se milte hue

zindagi bhar rahe hain andhere mein hum
raushni se pareshan hote hue