qadiim chiize.n

mere paas solah saal puraanaa account hai

pa.ndrah saal puraanii bike

tiis saal puraanaa ghar

bachpan se pa.Daa pur-tajassus dil

aur mere paas mere dil se bhii puraanii ruuh hai

dil pe ek bande kaa iKHtiyaar hotaa hai

jabki ruuh sab kii mushtarak hotii hai

jab mai.n kahtaa huu.n tum merii ruuh ho to tum sab insaano.n kaa mushtarka virsa ban jaatii ho

ikaTThii chiiz pe sab kaa haq hotaa hai

is me.n se kabhii bhii ko.ii bol pa.Dtaa hai

jamhuuriyat me.n sab ko sun.naa pa.Dtaa hai

insaan ek herd kii tarah aage ba.Dhaa hai

akelaa aadmii kahii.n bhii shikaar ho saktaa hai

merii ruuh tab banii thii

jab raushnii ne ek gadlaa.e zarre me.n jhaa.nkaa thaa

aag KHaak gard me.n lipTaa vo zarra

taaza taaza kisii aasmaanii chaTaan se TuuTaa thaa

aur laa-vaaris bachche kii tarah apnaa.e jaane kaa muntazir thaa

raushnii ne us ke andar jhaa.nkaa

aur ruuh ne baraabar jagah banaa lii

yaa us ne vo jagah us ke liye KHaalii kar dii

jaise ek bus me.n baiThne ke liye ko.ii seat KHaalii kar detaa hai

tab se sabhii ruuh me.n chale aate hai.n

meraa jism ek bus me.n hai jis me.n har 'ilaaqe kii savaarii baiThii hai

jism thak haar ke ruk jaataa hai vo duusrii bus me.n baiTh jaate hai.n

vo utarte nahii.n aur safar chaltaa rahtaa hai

mere paas ek qadiim dil hai jo mai.n bus me.n baiThii ek la.Dkii ko de aayaa thaa

vo apne baap ke saath apne stop pe utar ga.ii thii

albatta mai.n bus me.n baiThe baiThe us ke ghar tak chaltaa gayaa

ye kaafii qadiim baat hai use ye baat bhuul ga.ii hogii

kyo.n ki merii ruuh qadiim ruuh hai is liye mujh me.n ko.ii bol pa.Dtaa hai

un ke bolne kaa ko.ii Time nahii.n yaa vo jahaa.n hai.n un kaa Time ham se muKHtalif hai

jaise jab mai.n so rahaa huu.n vahaa.n din hotaa hai

nii.nd me.n bhii mai.n dekh saktaa huu.n dhuup me.n lith.Daa ek din

sar jhukaa.e bhaarii qadam letii vo la.Dkii

bus us se phisaltii duur jaa rahii thii

mere paas us kaa qadiim dil hai jo merii yaad se phislaa jaa rahaa hai

mere paas solah saal puraanaa account hai

pa.ndrah saal puraanii bike

tiis saal puraanaa ghar

bachpan se pa.Daa pur-tajassus dil

aur mere paas mere dil se bhii puraanii ruuh hai

dil pe ek bande kaa iKHtiyaar hotaa hai

jabki ruuh sab kii mushtarak hotii hai

jab mai.n kahtaa huu.n tum merii ruuh ho to tum sab insaano.n kaa mushtarka virsa ban jaatii ho

ikaTThii chiiz pe sab kaa haq hotaa hai

is me.n se kabhii bhii ko.ii bol pa.Dtaa hai

jamhuuriyat me.n sab ko sun.naa pa.Dtaa hai

insaan ek herd kii tarah aage ba.Dhaa hai

akelaa aadmii kahii.n bhii shikaar ho saktaa hai

merii ruuh tab banii thii

jab raushnii ne ek gadlaa.e zarre me.n jhaa.nkaa thaa

aag KHaak gard me.n lipTaa vo zarra

taaza taaza kisii aasmaanii chaTaan se TuuTaa thaa

aur laa-vaaris bachche kii tarah apnaa.e jaane kaa muntazir thaa

raushnii ne us ke andar jhaa.nkaa

aur ruuh ne baraabar jagah banaa lii

yaa us ne vo jagah us ke liye KHaalii kar dii

jaise ek bus me.n baiThne ke liye ko.ii seat KHaalii kar detaa hai

tab se sabhii ruuh me.n chale aate hai.n

meraa jism ek bus me.n hai jis me.n har 'ilaaqe kii savaarii baiThii hai

jism thak haar ke ruk jaataa hai vo duusrii bus me.n baiTh jaate hai.n

vo utarte nahii.n aur safar chaltaa rahtaa hai

mere paas ek qadiim dil hai jo mai.n bus me.n baiThii ek la.Dkii ko de aayaa thaa

vo apne baap ke saath apne stop pe utar ga.ii thii

albatta mai.n bus me.n baiThe baiThe us ke ghar tak chaltaa gayaa

ye kaafii qadiim baat hai use ye baat bhuul ga.ii hogii

kyo.n ki merii ruuh qadiim ruuh hai is liye mujh me.n ko.ii bol pa.Dtaa hai

un ke bolne kaa ko.ii Time nahii.n yaa vo jahaa.n hai.n un kaa Time ham se muKHtalif hai

jaise jab mai.n so rahaa huu.n vahaa.n din hotaa hai

nii.nd me.n bhii mai.n dekh saktaa huu.n dhuup me.n lith.Daa ek din

sar jhukaa.e bhaarii qadam letii vo la.Dkii

bus us se phisaltii duur jaa rahii thii

mere paas us kaa qadiim dil hai jo merii yaad se phislaa jaa rahaa hai