abba to chale gae hain daftar
ammi ko bukhar aa raha hai

chhamman to gaya hua hai bazar
jumman khana paka raha hai [...]

ye baat samajh mein aai nahin
aur ammi ne samjhai nahin

mein kaise mithi baat karun
jab main ne mithai khai nahin [...]

amman baji kahti hain
chand mein pariyan rahti hain

raat ko par phailati hain
aur utar kar aati hain [...]

ek-adh sal se hai faza mulk ki kuchh aur
ghaalib sadi ke baad hai gandhi sadi ka daur

gandhi ko kaun aisa hai jo jaanta na ho
izzat ke sath un ko bada manta na ho [...]

aaj phir hai hamein khushi ai dost
aai chhabbis january ai dost

yani tarikh wo ki jab bhaarat
pa gaya apni gum-shuda daulat [...]

bade hi shauq se mujh ko padhati hain likhati hain
bade hi pyar se jo puchhta hun wo batati hain

na jhunjhlati hain wo mujh par na ghussa hi dikhati hain
jo mujh ko dantti bhi hain to fauran muskuraati hain [...]