faujii gayaa jab gaa.Nv me.n -2
pahan ke ra.ngaruuT ful buuT paa.Nv me.n
faujii gayaa jab ...

pahale logo.n ne rakhaa thaa meraa naam nikhaTTuu
do din me.n jag aise ghuumaa jaise ghuumaa laTTuu
bharatii ho ke karanailaa karanail si.nh ban baiThaa
meraa baapuu saath mere jaranail si.nh ban baiThaa
aate dekhaa mujhako to karane lage salaamii
aage-piichhe dau.De chaachaa-chaachii maamaa-maamii
yaaro.n ne saamaan uThaa kar rakhaa apane sar pe
daravaaje par baiThe the sab jab mai.n pahu.Nchaa ghar pe
kas kar puure jor se phir maine sailyuuT jo maaraa
sabakii chhuTTii ho ga_ii phir maine buuT jo maaraa
faujii gayaa jab ...

ghar ke andar jaa kar phir jab maine kholaa baksaa
dekh rahe the sab dekhe.n jag kaa nak{}shaa
sabako thaa maaluum shaam ko khulegii ram kii botal
sab aa baiThe ghar par mere ghar meraa ban gayaa hoTal
biich me.n baiThaa thaa mai.n sab baiThe the aajuu-baajuu
itane me.n ba.nduuk chalii bha_ii gaa.Nv me.n aa_e Daakuu
utar ga_ii thii sabakii chhup ga_e saare Dar ke maare
mai.n ghar se nikalaa sab meraa naam pukaare.n
maar ke laaThii zamii.n pe jhaT se Daaku_o.N ko lalakaaraa
ve the chaar akelaa mai.n maine chaaro.n ko maaraa
faujii gayaa jab ...

chho.D ke apane gho.De Daakuu jaan bachaa kar bhaage
merii vaah-vaah karate subah nii.nd se log jaage
mai.n kheto.n kii sair ko nikalaa mausam thaa mastaanaa
raste me.n vo milii meraa jisase thaa ishq puraanaa
Kuub sune aur Kuub sunaa_e kisse agale-pichhale
nikalaa chaa.Nd to ham dono.n bhii khet se baahar nikale
haay-haay mach gayaa shor saare gaa.Nv me.n
faujii gayaa jab ...