abdul-karim
tumhein nind kyon nahin aa rahi

tumhein bhuk lagi hai shayad
tumhein roz kyon bhuk lag jati hai

tum gandum ugate ho
palte ho use apne khun se

biwi ka zewar bech kar
aur bachchon ki bhuk se

katte ho tapti dopahron mein
aur khate ho niwale gin gin kar

khate ho adhuri bhuk aur galiyan
kapas ugate ho

aur pahante ho paiwand lage kapde
tumhein kya milta hai abdul-karim

tumhaari mehnat chhin le jate hain
sarkari ahlkar

seth sultan landha
aur koi aashiq gopang

abdul-karim
tum yunhi bail ki tarah mehnat karte rahe

to tumhaare bachchon ko bhi yahi miras milega
aadhi roti aur puri galiyan

tumhein is chakrwyuh se nikalna hai
apne bachchon aur un ke bachchon ki khatir

apne khate sanbhaal kar rakhna abdul-karim
ek din

tumhein hisab lena hai
tadkhe hue hathon

kamar se lage pet
aur bhuk se bilakte bachchon ka