nam likha liya to phir karte ho hae hae kyon
padhna na tha tumhein agar darje mein padhne aae kyon

kyunkar hum imtihan den soenge ja ke bagh mein
padhne ko aadhi raat tak koi hamein jagae kyon [...]

mujh ko talim se nafrat hi sahi
aur khelon se mohabbat hi sahi

main ne is se to bade kaam liye
aap ko khel se wahshat hi sahi [...]

mujhe naql par bhi itna agar ikhtiyar hota
kabhi fail imtihan mein na main bar bar hota

jo main fail ho gaya to sabhi de rahe hain tane
koi dil-nawaz hota koi gham-gusar hota [...]

khatm chhutti madrase ka dar khula
aql-o-danish ilm-o-fan ka ghar khula

phir wahi school ki sar-garmiyan
phir wahi talim ka daftar khula [...]

ho gae nakaam to pachhtaen kya
doston ke samne sharmaen kya

ho rahe hain fail hum do sal se
ghar mein ja kar apna munh dikhlaen kya [...]

chaar bagh station dekho
shahr mein ek naya-pan dekho

saji sajai dulhan dekho
qadam qadam par fashion dekho [...]