Sahab ki bipta

KHansaman hai musir har shab chikan banwaiye
haziri par hazir o ghaeb TamaTar khaiye

jeb kahti hai chhuri kanTe faqat khaDkaiye
lunch pe shaljam dinner mein tauriyan farmaiye

matbaKHon mein bue-jue-muliyan Tan-Tan miyan
dew ki nandan ho ya gul-sher-KHan Tan-Tan miyan

khurdure polish se KHasta boot chamkaenge kya
taKHt-poshi darziyon se suiT sil jaenge kya

hum ne ye mana ki dilli mein rahen khaenge kya
biwiyon ko koi samjhae ki samjhaenge kya

baj rahi hain jin ki KHali chuDiyan Tan-Tan miyan
dew ki nandan ho ya gul-sher-KHan Tan-Tan miyan

mil gaya bangla muqaddar se to hariyali nahin!
hazrat wala ne kutti ghas tak pali nahin

is bayaban mein koi buTa nahin Dali nahin
aah ye koThi ki viran hai magar KHali nahin

luT gae sab is ke gamle gamliyan Tan-Tan miyan
dew ki nandan ho ya gul-sher-KHan Tan-Tan miyan

leaderi ka shauq zauq-e-mina-bazari bhi hai
ghar ki majburi bhi jym-KHane ki lachaari bhi hai

film par tanqid farmane ki bimari bhi hai
har ada begam ki mahngi hai magar pyari bhi hai

ishq aur andesha-e-sud-o-ziyan Tan-Tan miyan
dew ki nandan ho ya gul-sher-KHan Tan-Tan miyan

walid-e-majid ka tanz-e-talKH-o-paiham aur hum
mamta ka dida-e-bedar pur-nam aur hum

mustaqil ruThi hui begam ki bam-bam aur hum
ghar mein hai phaili hui aulad-e-adam aur hum

sargiran hain jin ki maili Topiyan Tan-Tan miyan
dew ki nandan ho ya gul-sher-KHan Tan-Tan miyan

ho chuke hain jab se nainital o dehradoon band
box mein hain jodhpuri coat aur patlun band

saghar o mina mein ajmal-KHan ki majun band
subh ke mazmun sakit sham ke shab-KHun band

jao jamuna par bajao ghanTiyan Tan-Tan miyan
dew ki nandan ho ya gul-sher-KHan Tan-Tan miyan

yaad-e-ayyame ki bazaron mein arzani bhi thi
nau-e-insani mein kuchh taufiq-e-nadani bhi thi

naukri mein bandagi to thi sulaimani bhi thi
din ki mehnat thi magar raaton ki sultani bhi thi

ai mere dil! Tan-Tanan! ai meri jaan Tan-Tan miyan
dew ki nandan ho ya gul-sher-KHan Tan-Tan miyan