kyun main ghate mein rahun sud-faramosh rahun
mauqa mil jae to daftar mein hi madhosh rahun
dant afsar ki sunun aur hama-tan-gosh rahun
ham-nawa main bhi koi gul hun ki khamosh rahun
maska-bazi ke sabab tab-e-sukhan hai mujh ko
dar-haqiqat bahut arsa se ghutan hai mujh ko
hai baja kaam ki chori mein to mashhur hain hum
pet rishwat se jo bharte hain to majbur hain hum
aankh ke andhe hain kanon se bhi mazur hain hum
boss ki nit-nai dhamki se bhi ranjur hain hum
mere afsar mere aaqa tu ye dawa sun le
apni aadat ko na chhodenge tu itna sun le
thi to maujud azal hi se ye rishwat ki phaban
ye buzurgon ki riwayat ye buzurgon ka chalan
kaise kah dun ki mujhe hoti hai is se uljhan
ye maza wo hai ki aadi hain mere kaam-o-dahan
hum pe ghaflat hui tari to corruption bhi sawar
lakh roti rahi public na suni us ki pukar
khaya ohde ki badaulat jo hazaron ka udhaar
ek hi kes mein karne lage hum beda par
hae afsos wahi lens ne hum ko pakda
zindagi bhar ke liye ho gaya qaem jhagda
hum to ullu hain teri dhons mein rahte hi rahe
jis taraf tu ne kaha josh mein bahte hi rahe
phir bhi kyun aankh dikhata hai tu danda le kar
kya nahin khush tera ji rupiyon ka batwa le kar
apni tad apni ana ko bhi mitaya hum ne
khol chehre pe ghulami ka chadhaya hum ne
hukm afsar ka bahar-haal bajaya hum ne
us ke chamchon ko bahut mal chataya hum ne
phir bhi afsar ko gila hai ki wafadar nahin
hum wafadar nahin wo bhi to dil-dar nahin