Dilli Darshan

dilli nai purani dekhi

KHair-o-shar hairani dekhi

kursi ki sultani dekhi

dhoti par sherwani dekhi

bin raja ke raj ko dekha

bhaarat ke sartaj ko dekha

mantari mahraj ko dekha

ulTe-sidhe kaj ko dekha

kursi hai ab taKHt ke badle

narmi hai ab saKHt ke badle

salim hai ab laKHt ke badle

baKHt nahin kam-baKHt ke badle

ek se ek nazare dekhe

jharne aur fawware dekhe

din mein chamke tare dekhe

caron mein na-kare dekhe

lok-sabha ke andar dekha

jock-sabha ka manzar dekha

ek se ek machhandar dekha

aadmi jaisa bandar dekha

KHun fasad aur danga dekha

billa dekha ranga dekha

dhun wala bhik-manga dekha

kapDe pahne nanga dekha

shar-panDit kaThmulla dekha

ram-bhagat abdullah dekha

sukhi ghas ka pulla dekha

be-ras ka ras-gulla dekha

boot-club par dharna dekha

kuchh nahin kar ke karna dekha

kahna aur mukarna dekha

himmat kar ke Darna dekha

colony aur basti dekhi

unchai aur pasti dekhi

daulat ki sarmasti dekhi

izzat sab se sasti dekhi

koThe dekhe zine dekhe

luchche aur kamine dekhe

sab ne sab ke sine dekhe

dil ke dard kisi ne dekhe?

shahnai aur band bhi dekha

DanDwat aur shake-hand bhi dekha

dilli mein england bhi dekha

serwant kam husband bhi dekha

urdu ka iqbaal bhi dekha

aur us ko pamal bhi dekha

urdu-ghar ka haal bhi dekha

'ghaalib' ke ghar Tal bhi dekha

urdu ke aiwan gae hum

le kar kuchh arman gae hum

dekhte hi qurban gae hum

business karna jaan gae hum

neta aani-jaani dekhe

jahil aur giyani dekhe

sindhi aur multani dekhe

kya kya hindostani dekhe

mp bikne wale dekhe

p-m Dhile-Dhaale dekhe

aafat ke parkale dekhe

jija bante sale dekhe

nar ke sar par nari dekhi

be-sar ki sardari dekhi

ayyari makkari dekhi

kanTon ki phulwari dekhi

nak ragaDne wale dekhe

bans pe chaDhne wale dekhe

gore jaise kale dekhe

bhole jaise bhaale dekhe

raj ke raj dulare dekhe

peT ki mar ke mare dekhe

yani kuchh bechaare dekhe

donon hath pasare dekhe

kucha aur bazar ko dekha

nadir-shah nadar ko dekha

hanste har makkar ko dekha

rote ek fankar ko dekha

ghar un ka bazar hai un ka

hotel un ka bar hai un ka

Tw se parchaar hai un ka

jo kuchh hai 'asrar' hai un ka