mera bachpan bhi sath le aaya
ganw se jab bhi aa gaya koi

mere rone ka jis mein qissa hai
umr ka behtarin hissa hai

main bachpan mein khilaune todta tha
mere anjam ki wo ibtida thi

hum to bachpan mein bhi akele the
sirf dil ki gali mein khele the

ek khilauna jogi se kho gaya tha bachpan mein
dhundhta phira us ko wo nagar nagar tanha

mujh ko yaqin hai sach kahti thin jo bhi ammi kahti thin
jab mere bachpan ke din the chand mein pariyan rahti thin

ek ye din jab apnon ne bhi hum se nata tod liya
ek wo din jab ped ki shakhen bojh hamara sahti thin [...]