Ai matawalo! naqon walo!!

ai matawalo naqon walo dete ho kuchh us ka pata
najd ke andar majnun nami ek hamara bhai tha

aaKHir us par kya kuchh biti jaano to ahwal kaho
maut mili ya laila pai? diwane ka maal kaho

aql ki baaten kahne wale doston ne use samjhaya
us ko to lekin chup si lagi thi na bola na baz aaya

KHair ab us ki baat ko chhoDo diwana phir diwana
jate jate hum logon ka ek sandesa le jaana

aawara aawara phirna chhoD ke manDli yaron ki
dekh rahe hain dekhne wale 'insha' ka ab haal wahi

kya achchha KHush-bash jawan tha jaane kyun bimar hua
uThte baiThte mir ki baiten paDhna us ka shiar hua

taur-tariqa ukhDa-ukhDa chehra pila saKHt malul
rah mein jaise KHak pe koi masla masla bagh ka phul

sham sawere baal bikhere baiTha baiTha rota hai
naqon walo! in logon ka aalam kaisa hota hai

apna bhi wo dost tha hum bhi pas us ke baiTh aate hain
idhar udhar ke qisse kah ke ji us ka bahlate hain

ukhDi-ukhDi baat kare hai bhul ke agla yarana
kaun ho tum kis kaam se aae? hum ne na tum ko pahchana

jaane ye kis ne choT lagai jaane ye kis ko pyar kare
tumhi kaho hum kis ko DhunDen aahen khinche nam na le

pit mein aise jaan se yaro kitne log guzarte hain
pit mein nahaq mar nahin jate pit to sare karte hain

ai matwalo naqon walo! nagri nagri jate ho
kahin jo us ki jaan ka bairi mil jae ye baat kaho

chaak-gireban ek diwana phirta hai hairan hairan
patthar se sar phoD marega diwane ko sabr kahan

tum chaho to basti chhoDe tum chaho to dasht basae
ai matawalo naqon walo warna ek din ye hoga

tum logon se aate jate puchhenge 'insha' ka pata