mere nazdik ke ghar mein hai ek t-v ajab aaya
use jaane kahan se mera ham-saya utha laya

shab-e-awwal hi zalim ne kuchh aisa sehr farmaya
ki jis ne bhi use dekha wahi ghabra ke chillaya

yahan ek pal na thahro bhagne mein aafiyat jaano
jo dekhoge to mit jaoge ai ghafil musalmano

ye apni cabinet jitni bhi hai rangin rakhta hai
ba-in khubi dil-e-yaran ko pur-taskin rakhta hai

hata len int to tangen ye sadhe tin rakhta hai
ye wo t-v hai jo tis inch ki screen rakhta hai

hai chhat par antenna lekin nahin hai koi kaam us ka
hai garche charkh-e-nili-fam se aage maqam us ka

kisi mahir se is ki hashr-samani nahin jati
koi bhi ramz is kam-bakht ki jaani nahin jati

ba-sad koshish bhi dhabbon ki farawani nahin jati
jabhi to shakl koi mujh se pahchani nahin jati

juda meri qayas-arai se har ahl-e-fan nikla
main jis ko reshman samajhta tha wo mehdi-hasan nikla

machine us ki karishme nit-nae hum ko dikhati hai
nirale gul khilati hai ajab jadu jagati hai

ye dauran-e-amal kuchh aisa chakkar bhi chalati hai
sada pindi se aur taswir amritsar se aati hai

udhar ek shakhs ki taqrir ka elan hota hai
idhar t-v pe lekin raqs ka saman hota hai

mere wo dost ab sham-o-sahar ghamgin rahte hain
utha kar sar pe t-v dard ke dariya mein bahte hain

wo che-mi-goiyan ek ek ham-sae ki sahte hain
rukh-e-barham ke aage t-v rakh kar ab ye kahte hain

ki is t-v se to mahrumi-e-tw hi behtar hai
takalluf bartaraf is se meri biwi hi behtar hai