An-kahi

roz jab subh ko

apne ghar se nikalta hua

raste mein koi dost mil jae

ya jaan pahchan wala

main baDi garm-joshi se us ki taraf

baDh ke jata hun main

aadab karta hun

aur muskuraata bhi hun

jaise main aaj ke din

bahut KHush hun

aur ghar pe sab KHairiyat hai

mujh ko har har qadam par

kai tarah ke log milte hain

jo unchi unchi dukanon par baiThe hote hain

kai aise afrad

main jaanta hun wo kitne ghabi hain

magar kursiyon par DaTe hain

unhen log

jhuk jhuk ke taslim karte hain

wo log jo un se behtar hain

tahzib-o-shaistagi

danish-o-agahi mein

magar is ko kya kijiye

un ki qismat mein wo KHas kursi nahin hai

ki jis par koi masKHara baiTh jae

to us ko koi masKHara kah na pae

mujh ko mahsus hota hai

KHud mere andar

koi baiTha hua

kah raha hai

ji mein aata hai

un masKHaron par hansun

khokhle aadmi jo bhi hain

un se kah dun ki tum khokhle ho

apni kursi pe baiTha hua koi ahmaq

unT ki tarah se bilbilae

to kah dun ki kya bak rahe ho!