Ye bhii nahii.n biimaar na the,
itane junuu.N aasaar na the,

logo.n kaa kyaa zikr kare.n,
ham bhii kam ayyaar na the,

[ayyaar = cunning]

ghar me.n aur bahut kuchh thaa,
sirf dar-o-diivaar na the,

sab par ha.Nsanaa shevaah thaa,
jab tak Khud us paar na the

[shevaah =behaviour]

terii Khabar mil jaatii thii,
shahar me.n jab aKhbaar na the,

[aKhbaar = newspaper]

pahale bhii sab kuchh bikataa thaa,
Khvaabo.n ke baazaar na the,

maut  kii baate.n pyaarii thii.n,
marane ko tayyaar na the.