main ek masum shahri tha
sharafat se sabhi ke sath rahta tha

mohazzab taur se jita tha
sab ke kaam aata tha

kabhi main ne kisi ka dil nahin toda
kisi ka sar nahin phoda

kisi tarkash se koi tir kya tinka nahin chhoda
kisi ki pith mein khanjar nahin bhonka

kisi ke jism par barud ka gola nahin phenka
kisi ko aag mein main ne nahin jhonka

kisi ka haq nahin mara
kisi ka zar nahin luta

koi khirman nahin phunka
kisi building kisi gadi kisi mahfil mein koi bam nahin rakkha

mere hathon kisi ka ghar nahin ujda
kisi ka dar nahin ukhda

koi kumba nahin bikhra
koi matha nahin sikuda

kisi ki rah mein roda nahin atka
kisi ke kaam mein main ne kabhi rakhna nahin dala

kisi ke waste dil mein kabhi kina nahin pala
koi farman hakim ka kabhi main ne nahin tala

koi ghera nahin langha
koi aangan nahin phanda

magar phir bhi qayamat mujh pe tuti hai
ajab ghaarat-gari ka qahr barsa hai

ajab saffak khanjar dil mein utra hai
ki meri ruh ab tak tilmilati hai

ki mera zehn ab bhi jhunjhunata hai
ki meri sans ab bhi ladkhadati hai

samajh mein kuchh nahin aata
ki main ne kya bigada hai

mere kis jurm ki mujh ko mili hai
ye saza aakhir

ye gutthi kis tarah kholun
sabab kis se yahan puchhun

kidhar jaun
kise rokun

sabhi chehre yahan patthar
sabhi aankhen yahan patthar

basarat mein bhara patthar
samaat mein basa patthar

zabanon mein gada patthar
adalat mein khada patthar

har ek qanun mein patthar
har ek aain mein patthar

har ek insaf mein patthar
har ek aawaz mein patthar

har ek ehsas mein patthar
ye patthar yug ke patthar se bhi bhaari hai

nagine ki tarah tarsha hua hai
aur hire ki ani ki tarah us ki tez noken hain

bahut shaffaf hai ye aur is mein ek tamaddun hai
main is patthar se sar phodun

ki apni zindagi chhodun
ki apna rasta modun

ki ban jaun main khud patthar
samajh mein kuchh nahin aata