ye sanson ke chalne ko kyon zindagi ki alamat kaha hai
ye sansen to muflis ki bhi chal rahi hain

gharibi ke shoale nigalna
aur is sans ki khasta rassi pe chalna

agar meri koi karamat nahin hai
to main sal-ha-sal se ek kartab kiye ja raha hun

ye sab ek circus hai aur kuchh nahin hai
ki jis mein faqat main gharibi ke shoale nigalta hua sans ki khasta rassi pe chalta hua ek tamasha bana hun

jise dekh kar zindagi sitiyan ab bajaane lagi hai
azal se ye dastur qaem hua hai

ki muflis ki aulad bhi muflisi katti hai
chalo ab ye dastur hi tod dalen

wo yun badbadaya
to phir us ne khanjar se apne gharibi ke iklaute waris ki sanson ki rassi ko hi kat dala

wo khush tha
ki ab us ka lakht-e-jigar

muflisi ki aziyyat se aazad yun ho gaya hai
ki jaise kisi qaid se koi panchhi

to faqe ke dhagon mein uljhe badan ki achanak se aankhon ke parde hate
aur wo aalam-e-khwab se jag uttha

to us ki nigahon ne apne gharibi ke iklaute waris ko dekha
to rone laga wo

ki us ki tarah us ki ghurbat ka waris gharibi ke shoale nigalta hua sans ki khasta rassi pe chalne laga hai
wo bhi ek circus ka joker bana hai

jise dekh kar zindagi sitiyan phir bajaane lagi hai