hum to uchki hui keel bhi nahin the

phir na jane kyon har bar hathauDa hamare hi sir paDa

hum sans bhi itne ahiste lete the

ki kisi bhagwan, kisi khuda ki

neend mein koi khalal na paDe

karwat badalte hue hamesha dhyan raha ki

chadar par silwat bhi na paDne pae

bhookh bhar roti nahin mangi

swapn bhar neend bhi nahin

pyas bhar pani

aur zarurat bhar barish ke liye bhi zid nahin ki

chadar ke sikuDne ki shikayat nahin ki

bus pair hi samette rahe

pet par hath rakh kar

arti gate the hum

ki purwajanm ka pap hai hamari bhookh

ek din apni taraf se bhukhe rahte

chhah din na jane kiski taraf se

apni taraf ki bhookh ko wart kahte

aur baqi bhookh ko qimat

wart se qimat sudharte hum beshaur karigar the

hum jiwit rahne ke liye marne ko taiyar the

rengna jine ke liye kam paD raha tha

hamne juluson mein apne aapko ityadi tak simit rakha

par goli hamein hi lagi

jab dange hue shahr mein hum kaam se laut rahe the

thele par anDe bech rahe the

sabzi ki rehDi lagaye hue the

tapri par chay bana rahe the

rickshaw chala rahe the

par hum hi mare gaye

jabki jine ke liye hum marne ko taiyar the

hamare bachche talwar ki nonk par rakh diye gaye

hamari aurton ka pet chira gaya

ghar jala diye gaye

ganw loot liye gaye

par har bar hum kaam par laute

kaam se lautne ke liye

hum kabhi alag se nahin dikhe

har bar sankhyaon ki tarah shamil the bheeD mein

mritkon ki sankhya ki tarah

berozgaron ki sankhya ki tarah

bhukhamri ke shikaron ki sankhya ki tarah

baDh aur sukha piDiton ki sankhya ki tarah

atmhatyaon ki sankhya ki tarah

woton ki sankhya ki tarah bhi

aur choton ki sankhya ki tarah bhi

eklawy ke desh mein ungli kat jane ki ghatna

loktantr ke parw ki tarah manai jati rahi

aur kaha gaya jo jiwan aur mirtyu mein

apni ichha se jiwan bhi nahin chun sakte

we desh ki sarkar chun rahe hain

hamare pas chunne ka adhikar nahin tha

chunne ka bhram bhar tha

jabki chun rahe the giddh

rah rah kar hamari deh

chun rahe the diwaren

chun rahe the hamein

chupchap mar jane ke liye

ye chunaw parw ki tarah manaye jate

jabki rona tha chhati peet kar

ki chun liye gaye hum shikar ke liye

ki chun diye gaye hum diwar mein

hum asampadit kawita ki tarah

sankalnon se bahar rahe

bepta chitthi ki tarah bhatakte rahe

wyakaran ke dosh se bhare waky ki tarah

tiriskrit rahe

kisi taral swapn ki tarah

wismrit rahe

jabki hona ye chahiye tha

ki raja ki gardan pakaD kar latak jayen hum

tabiz ki tarah nahin

phansi ke phande ki tarah

uske panw se lipat jaye

bilakhti hatheliyon ki tarah nahin

kantili jhaDiyon ki tarah

hum yaad karen koi bhuli hui baat

aur chhalang laga kar sagar par kar jayen

patthron par apni ichhayen likhen

aur we tairne lagen pani mein

hum bhookh ka ek pul banayen

aur roti tak nikal jayen,

sir tane hue shan se

apne nukile hathon se cheer den sinhasan

aur apna nam lekar batayen

ki zaruri hai ek ek adami

uski zindagi aur maut

uske sapne aur neend

uski barish aur uski dhoop

hum apne ganwon se niklen

hamne shahron, apne gharon se

aur rajdhani mein jakar kahen

ki desh sirf rajdhani nahin hota

hum paglaye hue se dauDen idhar udhar

aur sari sarahden toot kar bikhar jayen

dronacharyon se kahen ki eklawy ki neend toot gai hai

usne ungli katane se mana kar diya hai

wo apne anguthe ko bachane ke liye jaan bhi de sakta hai

mahl ki diwaron par apne khoon se likh den

ata dal chawal ka bhaw

aur apne pasine ke pair chhu kar wachan den use

ki koi nahin kar sakega uska apman

par afsos, behad afsos

ki sirf jine ke liye jite rahe

kal dekhne ki ichha mein gardan tak dhanse hum

aj sab kuch sah sakte the

wo sab kuch jo jaan bhi le sakta tha

wo sab kuch jo ek manushya ko kabhi nahin sahna chahiye

hum jine ke liye itne taral hue

itne saral hue

ki jine ke liye mar bhi sakte the hum

rengna kam paD raha tha jine ke liye

hum to uchki hui keel bhi nahin the

phir na jane kyon har bar hathauDa hamare hi sir paDa

hum sans bhi itne ahiste lete the

ki kisi bhagwan, kisi khuda ki

neend mein koi khalal na paDe

karwat badalte hue hamesha dhyan raha ki

chadar par silwat bhi na paDne pae

bhookh bhar roti nahin mangi

swapn bhar neend bhi nahin

pyas bhar pani

aur zarurat bhar barish ke liye bhi zid nahin ki

chadar ke sikuDne ki shikayat nahin ki

bus pair hi samette rahe

pet par hath rakh kar

arti gate the hum

ki purwajanm ka pap hai hamari bhookh

ek din apni taraf se bhukhe rahte

chhah din na jane kiski taraf se

apni taraf ki bhookh ko wart kahte

aur baqi bhookh ko qimat

wart se qimat sudharte hum beshaur karigar the

hum jiwit rahne ke liye marne ko taiyar the

rengna jine ke liye kam paD raha tha

hamne juluson mein apne aapko ityadi tak simit rakha

par goli hamein hi lagi

jab dange hue shahr mein hum kaam se laut rahe the

thele par anDe bech rahe the

sabzi ki rehDi lagaye hue the

tapri par chay bana rahe the

rickshaw chala rahe the

par hum hi mare gaye

jabki jine ke liye hum marne ko taiyar the

hamare bachche talwar ki nonk par rakh diye gaye

hamari aurton ka pet chira gaya

ghar jala diye gaye

ganw loot liye gaye

par har bar hum kaam par laute

kaam se lautne ke liye

hum kabhi alag se nahin dikhe

har bar sankhyaon ki tarah shamil the bheeD mein

mritkon ki sankhya ki tarah

berozgaron ki sankhya ki tarah

bhukhamri ke shikaron ki sankhya ki tarah

baDh aur sukha piDiton ki sankhya ki tarah

atmhatyaon ki sankhya ki tarah

woton ki sankhya ki tarah bhi

aur choton ki sankhya ki tarah bhi

eklawy ke desh mein ungli kat jane ki ghatna

loktantr ke parw ki tarah manai jati rahi

aur kaha gaya jo jiwan aur mirtyu mein

apni ichha se jiwan bhi nahin chun sakte

we desh ki sarkar chun rahe hain

hamare pas chunne ka adhikar nahin tha

chunne ka bhram bhar tha

jabki chun rahe the giddh

rah rah kar hamari deh

chun rahe the diwaren

chun rahe the hamein

chupchap mar jane ke liye

ye chunaw parw ki tarah manaye jate

jabki rona tha chhati peet kar

ki chun liye gaye hum shikar ke liye

ki chun diye gaye hum diwar mein

hum asampadit kawita ki tarah

sankalnon se bahar rahe

bepta chitthi ki tarah bhatakte rahe

wyakaran ke dosh se bhare waky ki tarah

tiriskrit rahe

kisi taral swapn ki tarah

wismrit rahe

jabki hona ye chahiye tha

ki raja ki gardan pakaD kar latak jayen hum

tabiz ki tarah nahin

phansi ke phande ki tarah

uske panw se lipat jaye

bilakhti hatheliyon ki tarah nahin

kantili jhaDiyon ki tarah

hum yaad karen koi bhuli hui baat

aur chhalang laga kar sagar par kar jayen

patthron par apni ichhayen likhen

aur we tairne lagen pani mein

hum bhookh ka ek pul banayen

aur roti tak nikal jayen,

sir tane hue shan se

apne nukile hathon se cheer den sinhasan

aur apna nam lekar batayen

ki zaruri hai ek ek adami

uski zindagi aur maut

uske sapne aur neend

uski barish aur uski dhoop

hum apne ganwon se niklen

hamne shahron, apne gharon se

aur rajdhani mein jakar kahen

ki desh sirf rajdhani nahin hota

hum paglaye hue se dauDen idhar udhar

aur sari sarahden toot kar bikhar jayen

dronacharyon se kahen ki eklawy ki neend toot gai hai

usne ungli katane se mana kar diya hai

wo apne anguthe ko bachane ke liye jaan bhi de sakta hai

mahl ki diwaron par apne khoon se likh den

ata dal chawal ka bhaw

aur apne pasine ke pair chhu kar wachan den use

ki koi nahin kar sakega uska apman

par afsos, behad afsos

ki sirf jine ke liye jite rahe

kal dekhne ki ichha mein gardan tak dhanse hum

aj sab kuch sah sakte the

wo sab kuch jo jaan bhi le sakta tha

wo sab kuch jo ek manushya ko kabhi nahin sahna chahiye

hum jine ke liye itne taral hue

itne saral hue

ki jine ke liye mar bhi sakte the hum

rengna kam paD raha tha jine ke liye