khule paniyon mein ghiri ladkiyan
narm lahron ke chhinte udati hui

baat-be-baat hansti hui
apne khwabon ke shahzadon ka tazkira kar rahi thin [...]

badi hasrat se insan bachpane ko yaad karta hai
ye phal pak kar dobara chahta hai kham ho jae

wo galiyon mein barish wo gulnar chehre
tamannaon ke wo bhanwar gahre gahre

bhari dhup mein wo patangen pakadna
wo baaton hi baaton mein ladna jhagadna [...]

bachchon ke chhote hathon ko chand sitare chhune do
chaar kitaben padh kar ye bhi hum jaise ho jaenge

let the hands of innocents reach out for stars and moon
with education they'd become like us so very soon [...]

ab tak hamari umr ka bachpan nahin gaya
ghar se chale the jeb ke paise gira diye

asir-e-panja-e-ahd-e-shabab kar ke mujhe
kahan gaya mera bachpan kharab kar ke mujhe