gharib aadmi ek qasbe mein tha
bahut dil mein rakhta tha khauf-e-khuda

gharibi mein iman-dari mein bhi
na qasbe mein tha us se badh kar koi

akela na tha biwi bachche bhi the
jo the sab ke sab nek khaslat bade

suhana saman din tha itwar ka
ki ek chhoti ladki se man ne kaha

utho lao aata ki roti pakaun
bilakte hain bachche inhen kuchh khilaun

gai ladki aata liya aa gai
lagi gundhne man to ghabra gai

ki aate mein do baaliyan thin padi
har ek sabz kaghaz mein lipti hui

khare sone ki kaam barik tha
wo thin dekhne mein bahut khushnuma

jo ladki ne dekhin to jhat bol uthi
yaqinan ye hongi dukan-dar ki

abhi dijiye kar dun wapas ise
ye aate mein rakkhi gain bhul se

dukan-dar ke pas ladki gai
kaha ye to hain baaliyan aap ki

mili hain ye aate se le lijiye
ki bori mein shayad girin aap se

dukan-dar bola utha lo tumhin
suno in ka qissa ye meri nahin

yahan ek aaya amir aadmi
mujhe baaliyan din hidayat ye ki

ye dena kisi sakht muhtaj ko
diyanat mein bhi sab se badh kar jo ho

ye baaten tumhin mein hain lo bas uthao
tumhaari hain ye baaliyan le bhi jao

ghar aai jo ladki liye baaliyan
suna qissa hairan hui sakht man

diyanat se hota hai raazi khuda
diyanat ka ladki ko ye phal mila