roz hi mere jaise hazaron
mashaqqat bhari aag pi ke yahi sochte hain

ki ahdaf ka ye parinda kabhi hath aaya nahin
dusron se kahin tez daude hain lekin kabhi referee ne

hamare liye jit ka shadiyana bajaya nahin
kis liye daftaron mein hamari zamin par gul-e-mehrbani

khile hi nahin
yani darbar mein har koi tund-khui se dekhe hamein

ab to circus ke ye buzne bhi hamein koi kartab sikhane ko tayyar hain
un ko ghibat se murdar khane ki aadat purani sahi

chaplusi zamane ki aadat sahi
wo nahin jaante ki agar khet tar pe aaen to be-mausmi ghas ugne lage

wo nahin jaante ki khuda ki zamin dekh kar to badan se utarte hain mere
ye pedan, ye atharw ye hanwan te hade

unhen to zaban se kisi dusre ke rag-o-pai mein bas apna bish gholna hai
kisi dusre ki sadaqat pe tala laga ke

khud apne liye jhut ka ek adna jahan kholna hai
purani kahawat mein karan the chaalak lomdi jangal ke sheron ki barbaadiyon ke

magar daftari dastan ye alag hai ki
mardum-shanasi ke mahir hamein apni sargoshiyon mein to baghi qabilon ke sag mante hain

magar wusaton ke parinde hamein apne takhil ke baal-o-par mante hain
ki barah mahinon ki ye jang to maskhare jit hi jaenge

aur hum bhi nai aag pine ko jigara naya laenge