ek tahni pe baithe the mitthu miyan
aa gaya ek kawwa bhi ud kar wahan

aaiye aaiye shauq farmaiye
mitha amrud hai aap bhi khaiye

bola kawwa ki khamosh ten ten na kar
warna main phod dunga abhi tera sar

bewaqufon se main baat karta nahin
apne darje se niche utarta nahin

kaun sa tu uqab aur shahin hai
munh lagana tujhe meri tauhin hai

bolin kawwe ne jab aisi bad boliyan
to ghusse mein bole ye mitthu miyan

tu ne kya tir mare hain main bhi sunun
teri chaalakiyon par zara sar dhunon

bola kawwa ki o rattu tote ye sun
meri danish ka har shakhs gata hai gun

kar dun raushan abhi tere chaudah tabaq
yaad hai bachche bachche ko mera sabaq

ek din jab bahut sakht pyasa tha main
ye samajh le ki bas adh-mara sa tha main

ek matke mein pani ki dekhi jhalak
chonch dali to pahunchi na pani talak

zehn ne kaam karna shurua kar diya
matka kankar se bharna shurua kar diya

un ki tadad matke mein jab badh gai
sath pani ki upar talak chadh gai

main ne pani gata-gat gata-gat piya
phir phudakte hue kaen kaen kiya

dekh le kis qadar tez tarrar hun
kitna chaalak hun kitna hushyar hun

bole mitthu miyan mar kar qahqaha
be-waqufi ki bas ho gai intiha

jaane matke mein pani tha kab se pada
phir dhakna bhi nahin tha khula tha ghada

gande kankar bhi bharta gaya us mein tu
pi gaya aise pani ko phir aakh thu

aise pani se lagti hain bimariyan
pesh aati hain kitni hi dushwariyan

khud ko kahta aql-mand-o-dana hai tu
lekin afsos ahmaq ka nana hai tu

tu agar gandi chizen na khae piye
log palen tujhe tu maze se jiye

saf hota to ghar ghar bulate tujhe
is tarah mar kar kyun bhagate tujhe

kawwa sunte hi ye baat rone laga
apne par aansuon se bhigone laga

aur kahne laga baat sach hai teri
log karte hain nafrat shakl se meri

kawwa ro ro ke jab aah bharne laga
us pe mitthu ne ye tars kha kar kaha

chhod de is takabbur badai ko tu
apni aadat bana le safai ki tu

ganda pani na pi gandi chizen na kha
un mein hota hai dera jarasim ka

ye jarasim bimar kar dete hain
achchhe khason ko be-kar kar dete hain

yun ba-zahir tha kawwa bahut kaiyan
us ko samjha ke har baat mitthu miyan

ud gae apne par phadphadate hue
mitthu bete ke nare lagate hue