tu ne kyun apne galon pe sarson mali tu ne kyun apni aankhon mein chuna bhara teri goyai kis dasht ke bhediye le gae bolta kyun nahin bolta kyun nahin tifl-e-masum to kab se bimar hai kaisa aazar hai jis ne teri shabon se teri nind tere dinon se khilaune churae tu soya nahin hai magar jagta kyun nahin dekhta kyun nahin tere baba ke baalon mein khujli hai aur ungliyan jhad chuki hain hisab-e-shab-o-roz karte hue teri amman ke rasha-zada hath khush-haaliyan dhundte dhundte in dhule bartanon mein pade rah gae subh-e-tabir ne shakh par sabz hone ki hasrat likhi aankh ko motiya de diya dekhta kyun nahin aaj bazar mein jashn-e-iflas hai shahr ki bhuk chori hui aur khabron ne akhbar gum kar diya log rote rahe log hanste rahe tere bistar pe ashkon ki champa khili aur tu chup raha tere mathe pe muskan ka itr chhidka gaya aur tu chup raha meri handiya jali mera chulha bujha meri jholi se harf-e-dua gir gaya mere bachche tu lab kholta kyun nahin bolta kyun nahin