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na puchh ai ham-nashin college mein aa kar hum ne kya dekha
zamin badli hui dekhi falak badla hua dekha

na wo pahli si mahfil hai na mina hai na saqi hai
kutub-KHane mein lekin ab talak talwar baqi hai

wahi talwar jo babar ke waqton ki nishani hai
wahi marhum babar yaad jis ki ghair fani hai

zamin par lecturer kuchh tairte phirte nazar aae
aur un ki gaun se kandhon pe do shahpar nazar aae

magar in mein mere ustad-e-derina bahut kam the
jo do ek the bhi wo masruf-e-sad-afkar-e-paiham the

wo zine hi mein Takrane ki hasrat rah gai dil mein
suna one-way traffic ho gai upar ki manzil mein

agarche aaj-kal college mein waqif hain hamare kam
hamein diwar-o-dar pahchante hain aur un ko hum

bulandi par alag sab se khaDa tower ye kahta hai
badalta hai zamana mera andaz ek rahta hai

fana talim dars-e-be-KHudi hun is zamane se
ki majnun lam alif likhta tha diwar-e-dabistan par

magar tower ki saat ke bhi bazu KHub chalte hain
kabutar baiTh kar suiyon pe waqt us ka badalte hain

usi malik ko phir halwe ki dawat par bulate hain
wo halwa KHub khate hain use bhi kuchh khilate hain

agar wo ye kahe is mein to zahrili dawai hai
mera dil jaanta hai is mein anDe ki miThai hai

phir is ke baad bahr-e-KHud-kushi tayyar hote hain
wo halwa bich mein aur gard us ke yar hote hain

wo puchhe gar kahan se kis tarah aaya hai ye halwa
to Dabba pesh kar ke kah diya is ka hai sab jalwa

kisi kanjus ke kamre mein ja kar baiTh jate hain
aur us ke nam par Tuk shap se chizen mangate hain

bichaara 'jafari' muddat ke baad aaya hai college mein
izafa chahta hai apni angrezi ki knowledge mein

tere sine pe jab yara-n-KHush aaen ki mahfil ho
to ai 'owal' use mat bhul jaana wo bhi shamil ho