Kitna nadaan tha main

Kitna nadaan tha main,
Jo kuch logon ko shareef samajh baitha.

Kitna nadaan tha main,
Jo unki meethi meethi baaton mein aa gaya.

Iraade' unke' toh kuch aur hi the',
Kitna nadaan tha main jo unke' iraadon ko nek samajh baitha.

Bachpan mein humein taleem mein kai nek mashware' mile',
Magar unn nek mashwaron se' alagh kuch nahi seekha.

Dhokhe' pe' dhokha khaate' gaye',
Kyonke' dhokhebaazon ki asliyat pehchan hi nahi paaya.

Ek din yeh faisla kar hi daala,
Bachpan ke' unn mashwaron ko bhula hi daala,
Aur khud ko anaari se' ek shaandar khilari banaa hi daala.

Dhokha dena humne' kabhi seekha hi nahi tha,
Magar dhokhe' se' bachna bhi seekha nahi tha.

Ab toh khud mein iss khilari ne',
Dhokhebaazon ke' asli chehron par,
Nakli chehre' pehchanane lag hi gaya.