main shahr ke nawahi shor mein rahta hun
rozana manon ke hisab se

khamoshi ka siwrej
mere ghar ke samne padaw dalta hai

jis mein an-kahi baaton ke chhilke
nauzaida taklifon ke wrappers

aur chikhti shamon ki khali botalen
badbu-dar galiyon ko janm deti hain

main apni aawaz ka nikas chahta hun
lafz agar barsat se pahle

qaribi samaaton tak na pahunchen
to zabanon ko dimak lag jati hai

main ne khuda se guzarish ki hai
baadalon ki aamad se qabl

mujhe suraj se milne diya jae
ta ki hararat jauhadon ko khushk karne mein muawin ho

magar municipal kameti ke daftar mein
baithne wale farishte

chhuttiyon par hain
shahr mujh se do hath ki duri par hai

lekin mere pas loud-speaker nahin
so main is chikham dhad ke manzar-name par

apni jagah nahin bana sakta
agar ye masala kuchh arse tak yunhi raha

to majburan mujhe kashti daryaft karna hogi
jise dariya ne dhutkar diya ho

magar main nakhuda nahin hun
zindagi mujh se kis qadar mazaq karti hai

bhala do hath ki duri kitni der mein tai hoti hai
mehrban saaton ka intizar mujhe

qubuliyat se dur kyon rakhta hai