barasoan bad mile tum hamako ao jara vicharean,
aj kya hai ki dekh kaum ko gam hai.
kaum-kaum ka shor macha hai, kintu kaho asal mean
kaun mard hai jise kaum ki sachchi lagi lagan hai?
bhookhe, apadh, nagn bachche kya nahian tumhare ghar mean?
kahata dhani kuber kintu kya ati tumhean sharam hai?
ag lage us dhan mean jo dukhiyoan ke kam n ae,
lakh lanat jinaka, phatata nahian maram hai.
duh-duh kar jati gay ki nijatan dhan tum pa lo
do booand aansoo n unako, yah bhi koee dharam hai?
dekh rahi hai rah kaum apane vaibhav valoan ki
magar phikar kya, unhean soch to apani hi haradam hai?
hansate haian sab log jinhean gairat ho ve sharamayean
yah mahafil kahane valoan ki, b da bhari vibhram hai.
seva vrat shool ka path hai, gaddi nahian kusum ki!
ghar baitho chupachap nahian jo is par chalane ka dam hai.