darwaze pe khat se hui ek aawaz
aur main chaunk gai

zarur hoga aaj ka akhbar
darwaza khol kar dekha

mera andaza sahi nahin tha
wahan akhbar pada nahin tha

wahan tha aag ka ek gola
us mein lipti thin

chand masli hui masum kaliyan
kuchh gandi tang galiyan

bhuk ka soz
aur kuchh zakhira-andoz

be-roz-gari ka sannata
ghurbat ka chanta

sukha aur bazar manda
sath mein khud-kushi ka tha phanda

sarhadon ke jhagde
jang

aur ek khatra atom-bomb
kitne jangal

ghatti hariyali
bimari

aspatalon ki bad-hali
ghotalon ka shor

aur rishwat-khori ki hod
zulm-o-sitam ki dastanen

dhamakon ki aawazen
dimagh ghum gaya

phir ghaur se dekha
are nahin

wo aaj ka akhbar hi tha
larazte kanpte hathon se utha liya

uthana to tha hi na