nae zamane ki taknikon ke chakkar mein
kya kya bichhad gaya kuchh yaad hai

kitaben almariyon mein dam ghunt rahi hain
har safha adh-mara sa ho gaya hai

un ka bhaar ab logon se uthta nahin
shayad achanak se bahut bhaari ho gai hain

hazaron ke barabar to sau-gram ka kundal hai
panne nahin palte jate ab

bas swip kiya jata hai
ghadiyan apne band bakson mein band padi hain

koi ab un ki chabi nahin bharta
shayad thak jate the bhar bhar ke

mehnat lagti thi
ab ghadiyan hath mein nahin bandhte

jebon mein rakhte hain mobile
ainak dhul kha raha hai ghar ke kisi kone mein

ab to wo khud bhi kuchh dekh nahin sakta
nai aankhon ne us ki jagah le li hai

ab to aankhon ka rang bhi man-chaha kar sakte hain
kala nila pila ya hara kuchh bhi

awon ki wo cycle chhat par padi jang kha rahi hai
ab koi us ko dhone wala chahiye

ab wo kisi ko nahin dho sakti
us ke badle aam amrud bhi nahin le sakte ab

kaghaz le sakte hain magar hare aur lal
un kaghazon se phir dabbe kharid lenge

aam amrud ke juice ke shat-partishat wale
chakki ke baton ke beach ab kuchh nahin aata

shant pade rahte hain jaise mar gae hun be-shak patthar the
sil-batte bichhad gae hain kai salon se mile nahin

aur chakki ke bant bhi ek arse se hile nahin
ab chakki aur sil-batte ki katar katar ki jagah

mixer grinder ki ghan ghan sunai deti hai bas
jis mez par t w rakhte the

wo ab store room mein rakhi hai
diwar pe tngati hai ab t w

mez anath ho gai hai ab
kuchh jion ko khana mil gaya

kisi kaam to aa rahi hai
ab us ko dimak kha rahi hai

kai salon purana nim ka ped
jo papa ne aangan mein lagaya tha

jis ne har sal tapti hui dhup se
chhanw de kar hum sab ko bachaya tha

katwana pada car nahin jati thi
beach mein padta tha raste mein adta tha

ab garmiyon mein aangan suna pada rahta hai
sari dopahar sannata pasra rahta hai

moti bhi nahin jata kamre mein bhaunkta rahta hai
ab kushti koi nahin ladta

dekhte hain jo t w pe ladte rahte hain
chidiya balla balla gend

tand mein rakhe sadte rahte hain
ab kanche koi nahin phodta

sab kampat phodte rahte hain
ab rishta koi nahin jodta

sab tokan jodte rahte hain