(1)
ai sab se awwal aur aakhir
jahan-tahan, hazir aur nazir
ai sab danaon se dana
sare tawanaon se tawana
ai baala, har baala-tar se
chand se suraj se ambar se
ai samjhe bujhe bin sujhe
jaane-pahchane bin bujhe
sab se anokhe sab se nirale
aankh se ojhal dil ke ujale
ai andhon ki aankh ke tare
ai langde lulon ke sahaare
natiyon se chhoton ke nati
sathiyon se bichhdon ke sathi
naw jahan ki khene wale
dukh mein tasalli dene wale
jab ab tab tujh sa nahin koi
tujh se hain sab tujh sa nahin koi
jot hai teri jal aur thal mein
bas hai teri phul aur phal mein
har dil mein hai tera basera
tu pas aur ghar dur hai tera
rah teri dushwar aur sukdi
nam tera rah-gir ki lakdi
tu hai thikana miskinon ka
tu hai sahaara ghamginon ka
tu hai akelon ka rakhwala
tu hai andhere ghar ka ujala
lagu achchhe aur bure ka
khwahan khote aur khare ka
bed nirase bimaron ka
gahak mande bazaron ka
soch mein dil bahlane wale
bipta mein yaad aane wale
(2)
ai be-waris gharon ke waris
be-bazu be-paron ke waris
be-ason ki aas hai tu hi
jagte sote pas hai tu hi
bas wale hain ya be-bas hain
tu nahin jin ka wo be-kas hain
sathi jin ka dhyan hai tera
dusrayat ki wahan nahin parwa
dil mein hai jin ke teri badai
ginte hain wo parbat ko rai
bekas ka gham-khwar hai tu hi
buri bani ka yar hai tu hi
dukhiya dukhi yatim aur bewa
tere hi hath un sab ka hai khewa
tu hi maraz de tu hi dawa de
tu hi dawa-daru mein shifa de
tu hi pilae zahr ke pyale
tu hi phir amrit zahr mein dale
tu hi dilon mein aag lagae
tu hi dilon ki lagi bujhae
chumkare chumkar ke mare
mare mar ke phir chumkare
pyar ka tere puchhna kya hai
mar mein bhi ek teri maza hai
(3)
ai rahmat aur haibat wale
shafqat aur dabaghat wale
ai atkal aur dhyan se bahar
jaan se aur pahchan se bahar
aql se koi pa nahin sakta
bhed tere hukmon mein hain kya kya
ek ko tu ne shad kiya hai
ek ke dil ko dagh diya hai
us se na tera pyar kuchh aisa
us se na tu bezar kuchh aisa
har dam teri aan nai hai
jab dekho tab shan nai hai
yahan pachhua hai wahan purwa hai
ghar ghar tera hukm naya hai
phul kahin kumlae hue hain
aur kahin phal aae hue hain
kheti ek ki hai lahraati
ek ka har dam khun sukhati
ek pade hain dhan ko duboe
ek hain ghode bech ke soe
ek ne jab se hosh sambhaala
ranj se us ko pada na pala
ek ne is janjal mein aa kar
chain na dekha aankh utha kar
meinh kahin daulat ka hai barasta
hai koi pani tak ko tarasta
ek ko marne tak nahin dete
ek ukta gaya lete lete
haal gharaz duniya ka yahi hai
gham pahle aur baad khushi hai
ranj ka hai duniya ke gila kya
tohfa yahi le de ke hai yan ka
yahan nahin banti ranj sahe bin
ranj nahin sab ek se lekin
ek se yahan ranj ek hai baala
ek se hai dard ek nirala
ghaw hai go nasur ki surat
par use kya nasur se nisbat
tap wahi diq ki shakl hai lekin
diq nahin rahti jaan liye bin
diq ho wo ya nasur ho kuchh ho
de na jo ab ummid kisi ko
roz ka gham kyun-kar sahe koi
aas na jab baqi rahe koi
tu hi kar insaf ai mere maula
kaun hai jo be-as hai jita
go ki bahut bande hain pur-arman
kam hain magar mayus hain jo yan
khwah dukhi hai khwah sukhi hai
jo hai ek ummid us ko bandhi hai
khetiyan jin ki khadi hain sukhi
aas wo bandhe baithe hain meinh ki
ghata jin ki asadi mein hai
sawani ki ummid nahin hai
dub chuki hai un ki ageti
deti hai dhaaras un ko pachheti
ek hai is ummid pe jita
ab hui beti ab hua beta
ek ko jo aulad mili hai
us ko umang shadiyon ki hai
ranj hai ya qismat mein khushi hai
kuchh hai magar ek aas bandhi hai
gham nahin un ko ghamgin hain
jo dil na-umid nahin hain
kal mein kuchh sakhti nahin aisi
kal mein hai jab aas samayn ki
sahal hai maujon se chhutkara
jab ki nazar aata hai kinara
par nahin uth sakti wo musibat
aaegi jis ke baad na rahat
shad ho us rah-gir ka kya dil?
mar ke kategi jis ki manzil
un ujdon ko kal pade kyun-kar
ghar na basega jin ka janam bhar
un bichhdon ka kya hai thikana?
jin ko na milne dega zamana
ab ye bala talti nahin tali
mujh pe hai jo taqdir ne dali
aain bahut duniya mein bahaaren
aish ki ghar ghar padin pukaren
pade bahut baghon mein jhule
dhak bahut jangal mein phule
gain aur aaen chandni raaten
barsin khulin bahut barsaten
par na khili hargiz na khilegi
wo jo kali murjhai thi dil ki
aas hi ka bas nam hai duniya
jab na rahi yahi to raha kya?
aise bidesi ka nahin gham kuchh
jis ko na ho milne ki qasam kuchh
rona un ban-basiyon ka hai
des nikala jin ko mila hai
hukm se tere par nahin chaara
kadwi mithi sab hai gawara
zor hai kya patte ka hawa par
chahe jidhar le jae uda kar
tinka ek aur sat samundar
jae kahan maujon se nikal kar
qismat hi mein jab thi judai
phir talti kis tarah ye aai?
aaj ki bigdi ho to bane bhi
azal ki bigdi khak banegi
tu jo chahe wo nahin talta
bande ka yan bas nahin chalta
mare aur na de tu rone
thapke aur na de tu sone
thahre ban aati hai na bhage
teri zabardasti ke aage
tujh se kahin gar bhagna chahen
band hain chaaron khunt ki rahen
tu mare aur khwah nawaze
padi hui hun main tere darwaze
tujh ko apna jaanti hun main
tujh se nahin to kis se kahun main
man hi sada bachche ko mare
aur bachcha man man hi pukare
(4)
ai mere zor aur qudrat wale
hikmat aur hukumat wale
main laundi teri dukhyare
darwaze ki teri bhikari
maut ki khwahan jaan ki dushman
jaan apni hai aap ajiran
apne parae ki dhutkari
maike aur sasural pe bhaari
sah ke bahut aazar chali hun
duniya se bezar chali hun
dil par mere dagh hain jitne
munh mein bol nahin hain utne
dukh dil ka kuchh kah nahin sakti
is ke siwa kuchh kah nahin sakti
tujh pe hai raushan sab dukh dil ka
tujh se haqiqat apni kahun kya
byah ke dam pai thi na lene
lene ke yan pad gae dene
khushi mein bhi dukh sath na aaya
gham ke siwa kuchh hat na aaya
ek khushi ne gham ye dikhae
ek hansi ne gul hi khilae
kaisa tha ye byah ninawan
junhi pada is ka parchawan
chain se rahne diya na ji ko
kar diya maliyamet khushi ko
ro nahin sakti tang hun yan tak
aur roun to roun kahan tak
hans hans dil bahlaun kyun-kar
oson pyas bujhaun kyun-kar
ek ka kuchh jina nahin hota
ek na hansta bhala na rota
lete gar sone ke bahane
paenti kal hai aur na sirhane
jagiye to bhi ban nahin padti
jagne ki aakhir koi had bhi
ab kal hum ko padegi mar kar
gor hai suni sej se behtar
baat se nafrat kaam se wahshat
tuti aas aur bujhi tabiat
aabaadi jangal ka namuna
duniya suni aur ghar suna
din hai bhayanak aur raat darani
yun guzri sari ye jawani
bahnen aur bahneliyan meri
sath ki jo thin kheliyan meri
mil na sakin ji khol ke mujh se
khush na huin hans bol ke mujh se
jab aain ro-dho ke gain wo
jab gain be-kal ho ke gain wo
koi nahin dil ka bahlawa
aa nahin chukta mera bulawa
aath pahar ka hai ye julapa
katungi kis tarah randapa
thak gai dukh sahte sahte
tham gae aansu bahte bahte
aag khuli dil ki na kisi par
ghul gai jaan andar hi andar
dekh ke chup jaana na kisi ne
jaan ko phunka dil ki lagi ne
dabi thi bhobhal mein chingari
li na kisi ne khabar hamari
qaum mein wo khushiyan biyahon ki
shahr mein wo dhoen sahon ki
tyauhaaron ka aae din aana
aur sab ka tyauhaar manana
wo chait aur phagun ki hawaen
wo sawan bhadon ki ghataen
wo garmi ki chandni raaten
wo arman bhari barsaten
kis se kahun kis taur se katen
khair katen jis taur se katen
chaw ke aur khushiyon ke samay sab
aate hain khush kal jaan ko ho jab
ranj mein hain saman khushi ke
aur jalane wale hi ke
ghar barkha aur piya bidesi
aaiyo barkha kahin na aisi
din ye jawani ke kate aise
bagh mein panchhi qaid ho jaise
rut gai sari sar takraate
ud na sake par hote sare
kisi ne hogi kuchh kal pai
mujhe to shadi ras na aai
aas bandhi lekin na mila kuchh
phul aaya aur phal na laga kuchh
rah gaya de kar chand dikhai
chand hua par id na aai
phal ki khatir barchhi khai
phal na mila aur jaan ganwai
ret mein zarre dekh chamakte
daud padi mein jhil samajh ke
chaaron khunt nazar daudai
par pani ki bund na pai