Ek kamra-e-imtihan mein

be-nigah aankhon se dekhte hain parche ko
be-KHayal hathon se

an-bane se lafzon par ungliyan ghumate hain
ya sawalname ko dekhte hi jate hain

sochte nahin itna jitna sar khujate hain
har taraf kanakhiyon se bach bacha ke takte hain

dusron ke parchon ko rahnuma samajhte hain
shayad is tarah koi rasta hi mil jae

be-nishan jawabon ka kuchh pata hi mil jae
mujh ko dekhte hain to

yun jawab copy par hashiye lagate hain
daere banate hain

jaise un ko parche ke sab jawab aate hain
is tarah ke manzar main

imtihan-gahon mein dekhta hi rahta tha
naql karne walon ke

nit-nae tariqon se
aap lutf leta tha doston se kahta tha

kis taraf se jaane ye
aaj dil ke aangan mein ek KHayal aaya hai

saikDon sawalon sa ek sawal laya hai
waqt ki adalat mein

zindagi ki surat mein
ye jo tere hathon mein ek sawal-nama hai

kis ne ye banaya hai
kis liye banaya hai

kuchh samajh mein aaya hai
zindagi ke parche ke

sab sawal lazim hain sab sawal mushkil hain
be-nigah aankhon se dekhta hun parche ko

be-KHayal hathon se
an-bane se lafzon par ungliyan ghumata hun

koi dekhta hai to
daere banata hun

hashiye lagata hun
ya sawal-name ko dekhta hi jata hun