kaisa ajib aaya hai is sal ka bajat
murghi ka jo bajat hai wahi dal ka bajat

jitni hai ek clerk ki tankhwah aaj kal
utna hai begamat ke ek gal ka bajat

sirf ek din mein bis musafir hue halak
hazir hai sain gulshan-e-iqbaal ka bajat

tw ka ye mazaq adibon ke sath hai
shaer se dugna rakh diya qawwal ka bajat

bichhde the jab ye log mahina tha june ka
sohni bana rahi thi mahinwal ka bajat

damad ko nikal ke jab bhi hua hai pesh
salon ne pas kar diya sasural ka bajat

bikti hai ab kitab bhi cassette ke rate pe
kaise banega 'ghaalib' o 'iqbaal' ka bajat

man kah rahi thi rang lipstick ke dekh kar
chat kar diya bahu ne mere lal ka bajat

donon bane hain bais-e-taklif aaj-kal
'ishaq'-dar aur nae sal ka bajat