thoda sa mahaul banana hota hai
warna kisi ke sath zamana hota hai

sachcha sher sunane wale khatm hue
ab to khali khel dikhana hota hai

aansu pahli shart hai is samjhaute ki
gham to sanson ka jurmana hota hai

lal-qile ki diwaron par likhwa do
dil sab se mahfuz thikana hota hai

duniya mein bhar-mar hai naqli logon ki
sau mein koi ek diwana hota hai

raat hamare ghar jaldi aa jaya kar
hamein sawere kaam pe jaana hota hai

aisi koi baat nahin mayusi ki
sach mein thoda sa afsana hota hai

sab ki apni ek ikai hoti hai
sab ka apna ek zamana hota hai

hum ne to un ko bhi lutte dekha hai
jin ke chaar-qadam par thana hota hai

aaj bichhadte waqt mujhe malum hua
logon mein ehsas ka khana hota hai