ChhaTa aadmi

ye mera shahr hai
KHub-surat hasin

chandni ka nagar dhup ki sarzamin
shahr ke roz o shab meri aankhen

jis tarah putliyan aur safedi
main in aankhon se sab manzar-e-rang-o-bu dekhta hun

rasta rasta ku-ba-ku dekhta hun
main ki shab-gard shair

chand se baaten karte hue chal paDa tha
ek basti mili

malgaje aur siyah jhonpaDe chaar-su
jhonpaDe jin ki shamon mein sansen na thin

zard bimar ujale
rakh aur gandagi

ek ufunat ka ambar
zindagi jaise sharma rahi thi

meri jaanib kahin dur se ek saya baDha
main ne puchha ki tum kaun ho

wo ye kahne laga
main ki zulmat hun tum raushni do mujhe

main jihaalat hun tum aagahi do mujhe
main najasat hun pakizgi do mujhe

lo suno aur dekho mujhe
main chhaTa aadmi hun bacha lo mujhe

main chhaTa aadmi hun bacha lo mujhe