hum paida karte hain
hum gili mitti ko mutthi mein bhincha karte hain

to shaklen banti hain
hum un ki chonchen khol ke sansen phunka karte hain

jo mitti the wo chhu lene se tair hote hain
hum shair hote hain

kanan mein rahte hain
jab jalwa karte hain

to shashdar angushton ko poren nashtar deti hain
phir khun tapakta hai jo sard nahin hota

ek sahma sa sakta hota hai dard nahin hota
yunan ke daku hain

hum dewtaon ke mahal mein naqab lagaya karte hain
hum aasman ka nila shah-darwaza todte hain

hum aag churaate hain
to is duniya ki yakh choti se barf pighalti hai

phir jame hue sine milte hain
sans humakti hai

aur shiryanon ke munh khulte hain
khun dhadakta hai

jiwan-ramayan mein
jab rawan istibdadi karobar chalata hai

hum sita likhte hain
jab rath ke pahiye jismon ke poshak kuchalte hain

to gita likhte hain
jab honton ke sahme kapdon par bakhiya hota hai

hum bola karte hain
jab mandi se ek ek taraazu ghaeb hota hai

to jiwan ko mizan pe rakh kar tola karte hain
mazduri karte hain

hum lafzon ke jangal se lakdi kata karte hain
hum arkashi ke mahir hain ambar lagate hain

phir randa pherte hain phir barma dete hain
phir budh milate hain phir chul bithate hain

hum thode thode hote hain
is bhari bharai duniya mein hum kam-kam hote hain

jab shahr mein jangal dar aae aur us ka chalan janglae
to hum ghaar se aate hain

jab jangal shahr ki zad mein ho aur us ka sukun shahrae
to bargad se nikalte hain

hum thode thode hote hain
hum kam-kam hote hain

hum shair hote hain