Subah ki Dastaan - Dreams of the City

Mumbai ki subah, softly breaking light,

Bheed wahi, sapne naye, ready for the fight.

Chalti local mein, har chehra anjaana sa lage,

Zindagi ki race mein, kon aage, kon peeche?

Kitaabon mein padha tha, socha mai aisa karunga,

Ye shahar sapno ka hai, jeet ke samundar mein doobunga.

Par yahan to har kone pe, sirf kismat ka pehra hai,

Kiraye ka kamra, char deewaron mein simta hua.

Jaise khidki se dekhun, sapne mere dhundhla gya,

Aur dil mein sau armaan, baahar nikalne ko beqaraar.

Mere paas hai ek hausla, toh kya gham bataun,

Suno yeh kahani, jahan khud ko main paun.

Subah ki roshni, ya ek aur jungle ka safar?

Kismat se nahi darta, agar hai seedha zindagi ka safar.

Shehar ka bojh hai kandhon pe mere, par jhukta nahi main,

Apne sapno ki khaatir, ab rukta nahi main.

Dhoondta hun raahein, jo chehre par muskuraahat le aaye,

Har kadam pe hai ek naye ashiyan mein jaane ki dhun chhaye.

Raat ko ye chhaaya, lights ke rangin ek chaand,

Bharosa khud par, ya sirf kismat pe, hai pura ek jahan.

Suno mere jazbat, ye khushi ya dard acha hai,

Kahin na kahin khud se hi to, rishta humara saath hai.

Taal pe haath, palkein, dard ko mila de,

Mana ki sab kuch nahi, par phir bhi jee le.

Kahaaniyaan sunaun, sapne buno, jo kabhi nahi bhoolun,

Zindagi ke is saath, khud se hi toh baatein karoon.

Har raat ek nayi umeed, raat ne diya ek khwab,

Honthon pe uljhan, dil mein chhupi hai baat.

Suno subah se, hai chahatein mujhe buraana,

Khud par vishwas rakho, toh sab kuch hai pane ka paimana.

Shehar ka bojh hai kandhon pe mere, par jhukta nahi main,

Apne sapno ki khaatir, ab rukta nahi main.

Dhoondta hun raahein, jo chehre par muskuraahat le aaye,

Har kadam pe hai ek naye ashiyan mein jaane ki dhun chhaye.

Mumbai ki subah, ek kahani hai chalti,

Sapne, zindagi, aur har pal ko sambhalti.

Subah ki roshni, ya ek aur jungle ka safar,

Kismat se nahi darta, yeh hai meri dastaan, main nek rahun safar.