aziyyat-nak us gadi ka andaz-e-rawani hai
badi dil-doz us ke har musafir ki kahani hai

safar ki har saubat ek bala-e-na-gahani hai
na roti hai na salan hai na chae hai na pani hai

ye diesel ki bajae har qadam par jaan khati hai
jawani aadmi ki raste mein bit jati hai

yahan gul-khan jitne hain wo sab pur-josh baithe hain
magar punjab ke jo log hain khamosh baithe hain

kai kuchh hosh mein hain aur kuchh behosh baithe hain
kai nara-ba-lab hain aur kafan-bar-dosh baithe hain

hai bhid itni ki izrail se dar tak nahin hilta
use bogi mein ghusne ka koi rasta nahin milta

yahan iman ki daulat bhi hai ek jins-e-be-maya
nikal jata hai har-ik dil se gham-khwari ka sarmaya

haqiqat mein ye raaz ab tak samajh koi nahin paya
gaya ek bar jo bait-ul-khala mein phir nahin aaya

jo thi ja-e-faraghat ban gai ja-e-aman shayad
yahi hai gosha-e-mahfuz zer-e-asman shayad

taras aata hai rah rah kar mujhe un na-tawanon par
pade hain bojh ban kar jo thake-haare jawanon par

salakhon se chimat kar jo khade hain paidanon par
hain un ki khana-barbaadi ke qisse aasmanon par

har ek jhatke pe tangen kanpti hain dam nikalta hai
sanbhal kar koi girta hai koi gir kar sanbhalta hai

wahi gadi pe qabiz hai usi ka bol-baala hai
wo jis ne apne ek sathi ka kurta phad dala hai

tiffin khane ka jis ne apne hathon mein sanbhaala hai
samajh lo faqa-maston ke liye wo tar niwala hai

kamar bandhe hue ladne ko yan sab yar baithe hain
jo apne hain jhapatne ke liye tayyar baithe hain

jo rahi railway ahkaam ki tamil kar baithe
wo apne gham ki dauran-e-safar takmil kar baithe

sukun-e-qalb apna wasil-e-tajil kar baithe
kai khush-bakht apni biwiyan tabdil kar baithe

mera beta shakure ka nawasa ban ke baitha tha
jo mera tha kabhi us ka asasa ban ke baitha tha