bota khud hi adami, sukh ya du:kh ke bij .
man aur apaman ka, latakata tabij ..
latakata tabij, bahut kuchh apane kar mean .
svarg,narak nirman, svayan kar leta ghar mean .
'thakurela' kaviray, n sab kuchh yooan hi hota .
bota svayan babool, am bhi khud hi bota ..
tinaka tinaka jo dakar, ban jata hai ni d .
agar mile netritv to, taqat banati bhi d ..
taqat banati bhi d, ne itihas rachati .
jag ko diya prakash, mile jab dipak, bati .
'thakurela' kaviray, dhyey sundar ho jinaka .
rachate naya vidhan, mile sona ya tinaka ..
jivan ke bhavitavy ko, kaun saka hai tal .
kintu prabuddhoan ne sada, kuchh hal liye nikal ..
kuchh hal liye nikal, asar kuchh kam ho jata .
nahian satati dhoop, shish par ho jab chhata .
'thakurela' kaviray, tap kam hote man ke .
khul jate haian dvar, jagath mean nav jivan ke ..
taqat hi sab kuchh nahian, samay samay ki bat .
hathi ko milati rahi, chianti se bhi mat ..
chianti se bhi mat, dhurandhar dhool chatate .
kabhi kabhi kuchh tuchchh, b doan ke kan katate.
'thakurela' kaviray, hua itana hi avagat .
samay b da balavan, nahian dhan, pad ya taqat ..
jivan jina hai kala, jo jata pahachan .
vikat paristhiti bhi use, lagati hai asan ..
lagati hai asan, nahian du:kh se ghabarata .
dhooandhe marg anek, aur badhata hi jata .
'thakurela' kaviray, nahian hota vichalit man.
sukh-dukh, chhaya-dhoop, sahaj ban jata jivan ..