bahut hi bade ek jangal mein ek bar
bahut hi bada ek hi sher tha

bahut hi badi us ki monchhen bhi thin
bahut hi badi punchh us sher ki

kabhi punchh upar uthata tha jab
to panchhi bhi pedon pe dar jate the

nikalta tha jab ghaar se aur ghurraata tha
to jangal mein sab dar ke chhup jate the

bahut sahme sahme se rahte the sab
kabhi koi gidad kabhi lomdi

kabhi nil gay kabhi koi suar
kabhi ek do aur kabhi tin tin

jahan bhi mile jis qadar bhi shikar
wo jangal ka raja tha kha jata tha

koi bhi amn se na ji pata tha
bahut soch kar sab ke sab ek din

sabha mein mile aur kiye faisle
agar sher bahar na aaya kare

to har roz parchi nikala karen
ki har roz bas ek hi jaanwar

khud hi sher ke ghaar mein bhej kar
chain se ji saken

magar sher ji se ye kaise kahen
sabha ke sabhi soch mein pad gae

bahut der baad
bade pir bakre ji bole ki main

meri umr to yun hi baqi hai kam
mujhe khae jata hai bachchon ka gham

agar sher ne kha liya bhi to kya
sunaya bade pir ne ja ke jangal ka ye faisla

sher ji sun ke pahle to chaunke zara
magar ghaur se socha jab moamla

to samjhe chalo apni mehnat bachi
ye jangal bhi apna hai raja bhi hum

hamein hi to hoga na parja ka gham
zaban pher kar khushk honton pe bole

khabar kar di jaegi janta ko kal
magar aaj ke din halum halum

aaj to aap hi meri khurak ho
kaha aur bas kha gaya budhe bakre ko sher

din guzarte gae
log ghatte gae mahine gae

yun hi roz khurak jati rahi sher ke ghaar tak
ki ek din nikal aai bari jo khargosh ki

wo ghabra gaya
chala dhime dhime se kachhwe ki chaal

pahunchte pahunchte use ghaar tak sham hone lagi
use dekh kar sher bhanna gaya

chhatanki barabar ye khurak bheji hai jangal ne
aur is qadar der se

mita dunga khargosh ki zat ko
main jangal ka jangal hi kha jaunga

suna aur khargosh rone laga
gidgidane laga

huzur is mein meri nahin hai khata
na jangal sabha ka koi dosh hai

ki jangal ne to sat khargosh bheje magar
magar kya

magar sir
magar kya kyun hakla rahe ho batao mujhe

magar magar magar sir
kahan hain tumhaare chhe ghaddar sathi

wo khargosh phir se sisakne laga
hamein raste mein huzur ek

zalim ne roka tha
aur bahut galiyan aap ko din

kaha main dohraun kaise wo sab kuchh huzur
kaha jao kah do mere sathiyon ko wahi kha gaya

ye sunna tha ki sher ghurraya monchhon mein bal aa gae
akadne lagi us ki hunteri punchh

aur aankhon mein bas khun utarne laga
kahan hai kidhar hai bata kaun hai

mere hote kis ka hua hausla
ki meri reaya pe koi zulm kar sake

wo hai aap ki zat ka sir magar
main m main main wo kahta tha sir

j j jangal ka raja asl
main wo wo hai

lapak ke utha sher bola bata
kahan hai bata us ko kachcha chaba jaunga

wo pipal ki paudi ke pichhe
jo kuan hai na

wahin pe chhupa hai wo kayer huzur
palak ke jhapakne mein pahunche kuen pe

khargosh aur sher
khade ho ke kunen pe us sher ne

jo pani mein dekha to han sher tha
wo pani mein us ki hi parchhain thi

magar sher samjha wahi dusra sher hai
dikhae jo us ne bhayanak se dant

to us ne bhi dikhlae waise hi dant
ye ghurraya ghurrai parchhain bhi

palat ke kuen se jo aawaz lauti
wo samjha wo aaya

ye kuda chhapak se pani mein aur
dub ke mar gaya

khushi se jo uchhla hai khargosh to
abhi tak uchhal kar hi chalta hai wo