hum akshar the

mita diye gaye

kyonki loktantrik dastawez

wikas ki or baDhne ke liye

hamara bojh nahin sah sakte the

hum tab likhe gaye

jab jan gan man likha ja raha tha

bhagya widhata durbhagyawash hamein bhool gaya

hum sankhyayen the

jinhen tab gina gaya

jab kuch log kam paD rahe the

ek tanashah ko

kursi par bithane ko

bason mein bhare gaye

railiyon mein thele gaye

joDa gaya jab

sarkari babu Dakar rahe the

ghataya gaya jab

desh mein nirman kary zoron par tha

hum jahan khaDe dikhe

adna sa munh liye

jin par mano ek sain board laga ho ha

“kary pragti par hai;

asuwidha ke liye khed hai”

hum kharpatwar the

punjiwadi khalihanon mein

yoon hi ug aaye the

hamare liye kitanashak banaye gaye

pachhattar yojnayen chhiDak chhiDak kar mara gaya

hum phate hue not the

chipre sikke the

chale to chale

warna mandiron, masjidon ke

bahar ki diwaron par chamakte rahe

katoriyon mein khanakte rahe

hum the ki nahin the

ye bhi kahna mushkil hai

hum parai jaghen chhoDkar

apni jaghon ke liye nikle the

pahle pau phati

phir pair phate

phir aant phati

aur akhir mein

zamin phati

hum aage baDhaye gaye

pichhDe log the

masanon mein zinda the

kaghzon par ghayab

hum akshar the

mita diye gaye

kyonki loktantrik dastawez

wikas ki or baDhne ke liye

hamara bojh nahin sah sakte the

hum tab likhe gaye

jab jan gan man likha ja raha tha

bhagya widhata durbhagyawash hamein bhool gaya

hum sankhyayen the

jinhen tab gina gaya

jab kuch log kam paD rahe the

ek tanashah ko

kursi par bithane ko

bason mein bhare gaye

railiyon mein thele gaye

joDa gaya jab

sarkari babu Dakar rahe the

ghataya gaya jab

desh mein nirman kary zoron par tha

hum jahan khaDe dikhe

adna sa munh liye

jin par mano ek sain board laga ho ha

“kary pragti par hai;

asuwidha ke liye khed hai”

hum kharpatwar the

punjiwadi khalihanon mein

yoon hi ug aaye the

hamare liye kitanashak banaye gaye

pachhattar yojnayen chhiDak chhiDak kar mara gaya

hum phate hue not the

chipre sikke the

chale to chale

warna mandiron, masjidon ke

bahar ki diwaron par chamakte rahe

katoriyon mein khanakte rahe

hum the ki nahin the

ye bhi kahna mushkil hai

hum parai jaghen chhoDkar

apni jaghon ke liye nikle the

pahle pau phati

phir pair phate

phir aant phati

aur akhir mein

zamin phati

hum aage baDhaye gaye

pichhDe log the

masanon mein zinda the

kaghzon par ghayab