mere bete
kue mein kabhee mat jhaankana
jaana
par us or kabhee mat jaana
jidhar ude ja rahe hon
kaale-kaale kaue
hara patta
kabhee mat todana
aur agar todana to aise
ki ped ko zara bhee
na ho peeda
raat ko rotee jab bhee todana
to pahale sir jhukaakar
gehoon ke paudhe ko yaad kar lena
agar kabhee laal cheentiyaan
dikhaee paden
to samajhana
aandhee aane vaalee hai
agar kaee-kaee raaton tak
kabhee sunaee na pade syaaron kee aavaaz
to jaan lena
bure din aane vaale hain
mere bete
bijalee kee tarah kabhee mat girana
aur kabhee gir bhee pado
to doob kee tarah uth padane ke lie
hamesha taiyaar rahana
kabhee andhere mein
agar bhool jaana raasta
to dhruvataare par nahin
sirf door se aanevaalee
kutton ke bhoonkane kee aavaaz par
bharosa karana
mere bete
budh ko uttar kabhee mat jaana
na itavaar ko pachchhim
aur sabase badee baat mere bete
ki likh chukane ke baad
in shabdon ko ponchhakar saaf kar dena
taaki kal jab sooryoday ho
to tumhaaree patiya
roz kee tarah
dhulee huee
svachchh
chamakatee rahe
kuchh sootr jo ek kisaan baap ne bete ko diye