dhaki thi jo lakh pardo me
kabhi maa
kabhi beti
kabhi behen ban kar
bazar me bik rahi hai
aaj woh abru yaaro
yeh apna to nahi lagta hai vatan yaro

tadapta hai bhukh se
dhup me jhulasta hai
kabhi thiturta hai thand me
kudedan me bilakh raha hai
desh ka bachpan yaro
yeh apna to nahi lagta hai vatan yaro

maa baba ne di thi zindgi
chalna sikhaya tha
jeena bataya tha
videsh ja raha hai aaj
thama uneh hath me kafan yaaroo
yeh apna to nahi lagta hai vatan yaaroo

jo hua karte the jama punji kabhi
risheto ke liye jiya karte the
dekho kar raha kaise
aaj bhai ko bhai dafan yaro
yeh apna to nahi lagta hai vatan yaaroo

--ritu saroha---