hamare yahan bachche ko
jo abhi puri tarah khada hona bhi na sikha ho

pistol hath mein de di jati hai
do chaar bar use zamin par gira kar

use pistol sambhaalna
aur phir hat ko zara si jumbish se

use ungliyon ke darmiyan
phir ki ki tarah bhi aa jata hai

ladakpan phalangne se pahle
use do ek aadmi girana hote hain

bade hone par us ke hathon mein
asli banduq

ya machine-gun thama di jati hai
ab us se tawaqqo ki jati hai

ki wo do ek afrad ko girane par iktifa nahin karega
balki kai insanon ke khun se

apne hath rangega
mujhe e'tiraf hai

hamare yahan
sab log aisa nahin kar pate

kuchh to khilauna pistol hi se
apni na-pukhta umr mein

khud ko halak kar lete hain
kuchh aise bhi hain

jo sach-much ki pistol ko bhi
khilauna hi samajhte hain

is liye unhen
is liye licence ki zarurat bhi mahsus nahin hoti

jinhen wo halak karte hain
aksar un mein us ke qaribi dost

ya aziz-o-aqarib hote hain
unhen halak karne ke baad

ye dekh kar wo hairan rah jate hain
ki un ke hathon mein

sach-much ki pistol aa kaise gai
aur wo kab se

kisi ke nishane par the