pahla manzar san unnis sau adtis hai sardi ki thithuri raaten hain raat ke koi aath baje hain aaj ye sab guzri baaten hain mori darwaze ke bahar nashe mein dhut fauji gore angrezi sarkar ke chhore tange walon ko pit rahe hain tange wale ghabra ghabra kar idhar-udhar sab bhag rahe hain aur sipahi aankh chura kar dusri jaanib dekh rahe hain chalte chalte rah mein ruk kar main ye manzar dekh raha hun dusra manzar fath-puri masjid ke aage chandni-chowk ka lamba rasta lal-qile tak le jata hai hath mein thame apna basta main maktab ki samt rawan hun shahjahan ke lal-qile par goron ka pahra baitha hai chandni-chowk mein daen-baen galiyon kuchon bazaron mein bijli ke khambon par har-su dheron ladke chadhe hue hain aur taron ko kat rahe hain police goli chala rahi hai chalte chalte rah mein ruk kar main ye manzar dekh raha hun tisra manzar gore london chale gae hain mangen puri ho gain aaj neta rah-numa sab khush hain mulk ne paya hai swaraj lal-qile par aazadi ka sah-ranga parcham lahraya dilli ki galiyon mein sab ne aazadi ka jashn manaya lekin eka-eki jaise parda uttha manzar badla dhund si chhai hai har jaanib jo kuchh hai sab gadla gadla koi nahin sunta hai kisi ki ho gae log achanak bahre railon mein be-sar ki lashen sadkon par be-dhad ke chehre harijan basti ki kutiya mein khun se lat-pat lahuluhan kutiya jaise ek shamshan gandhi ji ki lash padi hai aazadi kuchh dur khadi hai