Ek ladka naam kamane sheher aya hain,
Ghar ki rajayi chhodke,
Sard bhari raaston mein,
Apni manjil paane sheher aaya hain,
Raaston mein jab ladkhadaya toh har adchan ne sawaal kiye,
Tune kya samajh rakha hain khudko, jo duniya jeetne aya hain?
Magar darra sehma woh chalta raha,
Anjaani ladayiyaan ladta raha,
Ab sheher ki roshni ki aankhon ko aadat kaha?
Sukhi roti ki abhi aadat kaha?
Bhukhaar mein abhi bhi humdardi dhundhta hain,
Abhi iss ladke ko sheher ki aadat kaha?
Aankhon mein aina liye chalte hain sheher ke log,
Aukaat jhalka dete hain,
Chhote ho tum, kya hain tumhaare paas?
Aankhon se batla dete hain,
Kuchh aadat lag hi rahi thi,
Sakht zameen pe abhi neend aayi hi thi,
Ki aankhein khul gayi,
Utha diya kisine kehke,
Yaha sona mana hain,
Utha turant khudko jhada aur kaha galti hogyi,
Yeh woh ladka hain jo ghar pe dabdaba rakhta tha,
Magar woh dabna seekh raha hain,
Sher aya hain pinjre mein rehne,
Abhi kartab seekh rhaa hain,
Master ne kaha kudo toh kudna,
Master ne kaha beitho toh beithna!
Samaj raha hain sheher ke niyam kanun,
Jo usse kam samajh aate hain?
Yaha log itna vyast kyun najar aate hain?
Dekhte hain sab kuchh, magar najardaaj kyun kar jaate hain?
Itni kya jaldi hain yeh sab kaha ko jaate hain?
Samajh raha hain,
Sheher mein hawa paani,
Ke elawa sab paise se aata hain,
Paise kamane nikla toh dekha,
Paisa toh hunar se ghar aata hain,
Aur hunar?
Bade se bade hunar liye saff mein khade hain,
Isko toh hunar bhi kam aata hain,
Humara hero samajh gaya, ki yaha mehnat bohut hain,
Ek nivalein ko bhi jang bohut hain,
Pet bharna hain toh sabse ladna padega,
Chhale pad gaye ya sansein ruk rahi hain,
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