may ka aan pahuncha hai mahina
baha choti se edi tak pasina

baje bara to suraj sar pe aaya
hua pairon tale poshida saya

chali lu aur tadaqe ki padi dhup
lapat hai aag ki goya kadi dhup

zamin hai ya koi jalta tawa hai
koi shoala hai ya pachhua hawa hai

dar-o-diwar hain garmi se tapte
bani-adam hain machhli se tadapte

parinde ud ke hain pani pe girte
charinde bhi hain ghabrae se phirte

darinde chhup gae hain jhadiyon mein
magar dube pade hain khadiyon mein

na puchho kuchh gharibon ke makan ki
zamin ka farsh hai chhat aasman ki

na pankha hai na tatti hai na kamra
zara si jhonpadi mehnat ka samra

amiron ko mubarak ho haweli
gharibon ka bhi hai allah beli