khud apna hath bas thame hue main rah gaya hun
sadi ka dukh hun jo aankhon se apni bah gaya hun

kabhi bhi aur kisi ka haq hadap karna nahin hai
yahi bachchon se apne marte marte kah gaya hun

wahan se hai ghulamon ka koi jarrar lashkar
magar is samt se ladne ko main ek shah gaya hun

ye sach hai apne bachchon ke liye tha ek dhaaras
chala aaya hai wo tufan khud par dheh gaya hun

khud apne aap par tanqid ki hai aap main ne
kahun kya aap apni baat hans kar sah gaya hun

maze le le ke padhte ho khula khat hun main koi
kiya mashhur us ne main yahan se tah gaya hun

hatheli mein samoya us ne us ko pyas bhi thi
magar 'hasrat' main darzon mein se phir bhi bah gaya hun