NahiN rukte imtihaan (N.R.I.)

nahiN rukte jinke imtihaan
khareedte jutate doosroN ka saamaN

dekho is baar bahan ki shadi hai
wahiN se le aana electronics ka saman

guzistaN baras baDe bhai ki shadi thi
jinki tankhwah kharcho se aadhi thi

ye zimmedari bhi mujjhse hi fariyadi thi
kyuN meri paas hai ye N.R.I. ka unwan

sare fehrist bhar ki marammat bhi hai
abbu ne jiski hidayat ki hai
wo bhi majboor heiN ki retire heiN
theek hai shaadi se pehle theek ho jaye makaN

agle baras chhoti ka university meiN daakhila hai
baDe naseeb se use ye din mila hai
wo kuchh bhi karega nahiN koi gila hai
chhoti hai ghar meiN sabse zaheen-o-farzan

ghar ke mukaddmoN ka kharch abbu uthate heiN
hari bimari ka kharch abbu uthatheiN heiN

per is baar bada lamba bijli ka bill aaye hai
ammi ne chhoti se kahke mujhe phon karwaya hai

salary nahiN mili credit card se bhijwa dooN
khamkhwaH ghar meiN sab hoNge pareshan

yuN is tarah kuchh baras guzar gaye
ghair mulkoN ke din itne tez kidhar gaye'

noor-o-shawab uske chehre se utar gaye
kuchh khwab bina gtute andar bikhar gaye

maaN ko ab bete ki shadi ki fiqr hai
suna hai ghar meiN kisi rishte ka ziqr hai

thoDa ruk ja'o maaN kuchh waqt lagega
ye silsila imtihano ka jane kab rukega
ik uljhan khaDi waqt-e-nadan kar gaya
recession uske jab ka nukcaan kar gaya