kisi shahr mein ek rahta tha raja
wo raja tha bajta hua ek baja

yun hi aate jaton se takrar karta
hawa par bhi talwar se war karta

sunaun tumhein ek din ki kahani
masahri pe baithi thi raja ki rani

ki itne mein ek nannhi munni c chidiya
liye chonch mein ek chhota sa tinka

chali aai rani ke kamre ke andar
aur aa baithi rani ke bilkul barabar

ye dekha to raja ne tewri chadhai
utha aur ghusse se tali bajai

diya hukm faujon ka salar aae
ki fauj aa ke chidiya pe goli chaliye

mila hukm faujon ka salar aaya
para aa ke faujon ka us ne jamaya

magar nannhi chidiya thi himmat ki aali
kiya us ne dushman ka har war khali

wo udti phiri sare kamre ke andar
aur aa baithi rani ke kandhe ke upar

to rani ko us par bahut pyar aaya
use apne aanchal mein jhat-pat chhupaya

ye dekha to raja bahut satpataya
magar apni rani se kuchh kah na paya

to rani use dekh kar muskura di
uthi aur khidki se chidiya uda di