Main bhi chahta hun ki husn pe gazale likhun
Main bhi chahta hun ki ishk ke nagme gaun
Apane khovabon me utarun ekhasina paikar
Sukhan ko apane marmari laphjon se sajaun
Lekin bhukh ke mare ,jard bebas chehron pe
Nigahn tikti hai to josh kaphur ho jata hai
Har taraf hakiqat me aur kya me tasbur me
Phakat roti ka shval ubhar kar aata hai
Khyal aata hai jehan me un darvajon ka
Sharm se jinme chhipe haijavan badan kitane
Jinke tan ko dhake hai hath bharkee katran
Jinke seene me daphan hai , jane arman kitne .
Jinkee dolee nahee uthee is khatir kyoonki
Unke ma - bap ne sirph sharaphat kee kamaee hai
Choolha ek bar hee jla ho ghar me lekin
Mehnat kee khayee hai , mehanet kee khilaee hai .
Najar me ghoomtee hai shakl un masumo kee
Jindgee jinkee andhera , nigah samundar hai ,
Beeran sanse , peep se bhree , dhansee aankhen
Phakon ka pet me chalta tej khanjar hai .
Ma kee chhatee se chipkane kee umar hai jinkee
Hath phailaye vahee rahon pe najar aate hai
Shobhit jin hathon me honee thee kalmen
Hath vo hee bojh uthate najar aate hai .
Rah me ghoomte berojgar naujvanon ko
Dekhta hoon to kaleja cheekh uthta hai
Jinake dam se kam roshan jahan hona tha
Unhee ke samne kala dhunaa sa uthta hai .
Phir kaho kis tarah husn ke nagmen gaoon
Phir kaho kis tarah ishk pe gajle likkhoon
Phir kaho kis tarah apane sukhan me
Marmaree laphjo ke vasto jagah rakkhoon .
Aaj sansar me gam ek nahee hajaron hai
Aadmee har dukh pe to aansoo baha nahee sakta .
Lekin sach hai ki bhookhe honth hansege sirph rotee se
Meethe alphaj se koee man bahla nahee sakta .