Main hindustaan hoon aur main aaj sharminda hoon
Mar gaya andar se main, bahar se bas zinda hoon
Aaj sabki zubaan par bas ek hi naam aaya hai
Koi gusse se toot raha hai koi mazhab ko beech main laaya hai
Mazhab shayad hamien insaaniyat ka hi paath padhaata hai
Jab insaaniyat hi nahi rahi, toh kaisey koi mazhab ko beech main laata hai
Bas naam se uske pehchaan de di sabne, pakka usi ki galti hogi
Aath saal ki thi mehez woh, kya "koi mujhe dekhega" soch kar ghar se woh nikalti hogi?
Nahi janab, shayad woh zindagi main aagey bhadna chahti thi
Basta (Bag) uthaaye, madarsa(school) jaakar shayad woh padna chahti thi
Par kalam uske haath main aati is sey pehle hi uski dil ki dhadkanien ruk gai
Sharam ek baar phir, mazhab ke aagey jhuk gayi
Paanch din tak, bhagwaan ke ghar main hi krtr rhe uska balatkaar
Kya kisi ko nahi sunai di us masoom ki ek bhi guhaar(appeal)?
Sunai zroor di hogi par koi kaisey kuch keh jaata
Dusre mazhab ki thi woh, phir koi kyu na yeh seh jaata
Manzar dardnaak itna, pakka us raat khuda bhi roya hoga
Apni beti ki umar ki ladki ke saath, yeh sab karne waala raat ko kaisey soya hoga
Insaaniyat ka zara bhi ussey takaaza na aaya
Devi ke ghar main ek devi ko hi usne mitti main milaaya
Zinda rahenge yeh jab tak, tab tak har subha kaali hai
Mard keh rahe ho tum jinhe woh insaaniyat ke naam par bhi gaali hain
Mar gaya jo us raat mazhab ki kataar(sword) se jo main "insaanityat" ka woh sunehera parinda hoon
Main hindustaan hoon aur main aaj sharminda hoon
Main aaj sharminda hoon
- Laksh Kishore Malhotra
Mar gaya andar se main, bahar se bas zinda hoon
Aaj sabki zubaan par bas ek hi naam aaya hai
Koi gusse se toot raha hai koi mazhab ko beech main laaya hai
Mazhab shayad hamien insaaniyat ka hi paath padhaata hai
Jab insaaniyat hi nahi rahi, toh kaisey koi mazhab ko beech main laata hai
Bas naam se uske pehchaan de di sabne, pakka usi ki galti hogi
Aath saal ki thi mehez woh, kya "koi mujhe dekhega" soch kar ghar se woh nikalti hogi?
Nahi janab, shayad woh zindagi main aagey bhadna chahti thi
Basta (Bag) uthaaye, madarsa(school) jaakar shayad woh padna chahti thi
Par kalam uske haath main aati is sey pehle hi uski dil ki dhadkanien ruk gai
Sharam ek baar phir, mazhab ke aagey jhuk gayi
Paanch din tak, bhagwaan ke ghar main hi krtr rhe uska balatkaar
Kya kisi ko nahi sunai di us masoom ki ek bhi guhaar(appeal)?
Sunai zroor di hogi par koi kaisey kuch keh jaata
Dusre mazhab ki thi woh, phir koi kyu na yeh seh jaata
Manzar dardnaak itna, pakka us raat khuda bhi roya hoga
Apni beti ki umar ki ladki ke saath, yeh sab karne waala raat ko kaisey soya hoga
Insaaniyat ka zara bhi ussey takaaza na aaya
Devi ke ghar main ek devi ko hi usne mitti main milaaya
Zinda rahenge yeh jab tak, tab tak har subha kaali hai
Mard keh rahe ho tum jinhe woh insaaniyat ke naam par bhi gaali hain
Mar gaya jo us raat mazhab ki kataar(sword) se jo main "insaanityat" ka woh sunehera parinda hoon
Main hindustaan hoon aur main aaj sharminda hoon
Main aaj sharminda hoon
- Laksh Kishore Malhotra