botal ke andar ka jin
nikle to us se puchhen

jine ka kya dhang karen
kin sapnon se jang karen

kholo soda lao gilas
do aane ke sikh-kabab

cigarette bhi lete aana
park mein kya wo aai thi

aaj bhi kya sharmai thi
kaise kapde pahne thi

kya andaz tha jude ka
tum ne us se puchha tha

raat jo tum ne socha tha
'faiz' ki taza nazm padhi

aur 'bedi' ka afsana
lup se kya hasil hoga

dariya kya sahil hoga
bhuk se janta marti hai

punjabi sube ke baad
chin nai dhamki dega

indara ji ke bhashan mein
pandit ji ki baat kahan

shastari urdu bolte the
jan-sanghi kyun sunte the

aaj kisi ki barsi thi
west-indies hi jitega

thoda soda aur milao
kidhar lottery hai batlao

tum itne khamosh ho kyun
nazm koi kah dali kya

to phir kya hai ho jae
lekin shart tarannum hai

pankhe ki speed badhao
kathmandu nepal mein hai

sartre ki biwi kaisi hai
hum bandar ke pote hain

merath se qainchi bhi lae
la-yani hain marg o zist

be-mani hain sab alfaz
be-his hai makhluq-e-khuda

har insan ek saya hai
shadi gham ek dhoka hai

dil aankhen lab hath dimagh
ek waba ki zad mein hain

apne zawal ki had mein hain