Aaj insan kahan hai

main hun jis ka shaer
wo insan kahan hai

sari duniya jise manti rahi hai
wo bhagwan kahan hai

hasin chehre
phul aur kaliyan

jhumti shaKHen
daraKHt aashiyan

hariyali
nahren dariya sagar

unche unche kohsaron ki bulandiyan
nachne wale

hazar-ha rangin parinde
sham o sahar ko phulne wali shafaq

barkha-rut ki sat-rangi dhanak
suraj chand sitare

raaton ko jhilmilati kahkashan
jin ke dekhe se

bahal jaen dil
sukh paen paran

ab wo dil wo sukh un paranon ka
nam-o-nishan kahan hai

mein hun jis ka shaer
wo insan kahan hai

sari duniya jise manti rahi hai
wo bhagwan kahan hai

be-hisab sadiyon ki aankhen
ek pal mein

an-ginat bar jhapakti palken
nazar na aane wali nazren

chhati se bachchon ko lipTae hue mataen
khanak-dar chuDiyon bhari kalaiyan

jin par dudh pilati mataon ki
jhuki hui sharmili aankhen

aanchalon mein chhupe hue nanhe nanhe baalak
chori chori mataon ka chehra taken

jawaniyon ke nainon se prit ke chalte ban
aaj us pyar bhare

jawan jiyon ka arman kahan hai
main hun jis ka shaer

wo insan kahan hai
wo insan kahan hai

aaj wo apni dharti apne jiwan ki barbaadi ki
tayyari mein

weyast hai masruf hai gum hai
bachchon ke komal badan ke TukDe

hathiyaron ke widhan ki jhaDiyon jangalon mein
la-waris lashen

jin ko
murdar-KHor peT bhare jaanwar

khae bina hi guzar jaen
phir khain kyunkar

koi batae
kitni ibaadat-gahen

mandir
masjid

girja ghar aur gurudware
kitni jaldi Dhae ja sakte hain

ya in sab ko halakaton ke saz aur aslahon ka
godam bana dena behtar hai

be-gunahon ka lahu zamin mein jazb nahin ho sakta
shayad kabhi nahin

koi batae
kab ye zamin dobara shola-zar banegi

kya koi nahin hai
koi nahin?

jo apni zamin ko zindagi ki jannat bana sake
ek insani taqat

himmat ek azm ke sath
des des mulkon mulkon

main insan ko lalkaronga
lekin main hun jis ka shaer

wo insan kahan hai
sari duniya jise manti rahi hai wo bhagwan kahan hai?