Meaning of

ab tarqqi ke li.e hi bhaagna hai
mahz kaanton se na rastaa hi banaa hai

phool chat pe khil ga.e par taazgi khote ga.e
ham bahut karke tarqqi saadgi khote ga.e

tha pitaa par bojh to ham dil
lagii men choor the
bojh jab KHud par pada to dil
lagii khote ga.e

tarqqiyon ka fasana suna diya mujh...ko
abhii hansa bhi na tha aur rula diya mujh...ko

khada hooñ aaj bhi roti ke chaar harf li.e
sawaal ye hai kitaabon ne kya diya mujh...ko

dost-dushman aajkal ayyaar hona chahiye
yaar 'aashiq bhi tira khuddaar hona chahiye

naukri men ho tarqqi aur kya hi chahiye
zindagi ke kasht ka vyaapaar hona chahiye

dekhte hi dekhte mausam badlne lag gaya
aankh ke taare kii aankhoñ men main khalne lag gaya

jo tarqqi kii dua karta tha meri haan vahii
dekh kar meri tarqqi mujhse jalne lag gaya

ab ja ke mulk aaya tarqqi ki raah par
karte the jo hukoomat hukoomat ke din ga.e

badal kar sitam-gar tarqqi hui aur
bahut kuchh hua paanch saalon ke andar

dafan kar diye hai sabhi raaz KHud ke
kitaabon men meri sawaalon ke andar

siyaasat ke faqat parcham uthaaye dodte rahna
tarakki ke hamesha raaste tum chhodate rahna

siyaasat daan ye ghoomenge badi us renj rover men
inheen ke haath hardam paanv tum bas jodte rahna

un dinon itni tarakki to nahin thii aqib
haan magar log madadgaar hua karte the

ab zaroorat padne par kuchh yuñ badal jaate hain apne
jang men aage khada karke nikal jaate hain apne

jab tarqqi dekhte hain apnon kii tab sabse pahle
unke aage mom ke jaise pighal jaate hain apne

ab tarqqi ke li.e hi bhaagna hai
mahz kaanton se na rastaa hi banaa hai

phool chat pe khil ga.e par taazgi khote ga.e
ham bahut karke tarqqi saadgi khote ga.e

tha pitaa par bojh to ham dil
lagii men choor the
bojh jab KHud par pada to dil
lagii khote ga.e