abr baadal hai aur sahab ghata
jis ki hum dekhte hain aaj bahaar

kis ko baran ne tazgi bakhshi
zara kheti hai aur darakht ashjar

kaun si ja hai sair ke qabil
bagh rauza hadiqa aur gulzar

ab gharibon ko ho gai taskin
jo ki lete the qarz-o-wam udhaar

qaht hai kal aur gadai bhik
jis ke meinh ne mita diye aasar

ju nadi aab-gir hai talab
meinh jo barsa to bhar gae yak-bar

nirkh hai bhaw aur ghalla anaj
sasta arzan hai suq hai bazar

mardum-o-admi bashar insan
fazl-e-bari ke sab hain shukr-guzar

hain kushawarz kast-kar kisan
khushk-sali se the bahut na-chaar

meinh barasta raha kai din raat
roz-o-shab subh-o-sham lail-o-nahaar

qatra hai bund aur meinh baran
aab pani hai aur bahut bisyar

bunda-bandi yahi tarashshoh hai
jaise hai aaj nannhi nannhi phuwar

kali kali ghata hai abr-e-siyah
jo ki barsa rahi hai ye bauchhaar

saya hai chhanw aaftab hai dhup
dekh aaj dhup chhanw ki ye bahaar