batamar[1] ajal[2] ka a pahuancha, tak usako dekh daro baba
ab ashk[3] bahao aankhoan se aur ahean sard bharo baba
dil, hath utha is jine se, le bas man mar, maro baba
jab bap ki khatir roe the, ab apani khatir ro baba
tan sookha, kub di pith huee, gho de par zin dharo baba
ab maut naqara baj chuka, chalane ki fikr karo baba
ye asp[4] bahut uchhala-kooda ab ko da maro, zer karo
jab mal ikattha karate the, ab tan ka apane dher karo
gadh toota, lashakar bhag chuka, ab myan mean tum shamasher karo
tum saf l daee har chuke, ab bhagane mean mat der karo
tan sookha, kub di pith huee, gho de par zin dharo baba
ab maut naqara baj chuka, chalane ki fikr karo baba
yah umr jise tum samajhe ho, yah haradam tan ko chunati hai
jis lak di ke bal baithe ho, din-rat yah lak di ghunati hai
tum gathari baandho kap de ki, aur dekh ajal sar dhunati hai
ab maut kafan ke kap de ka yaan tana-bana bunati hai
tan sookha, kub di pith huee, gho de par zin dharo baba
ab maut naqara baj chuka, chalane ki fikr karo baba
ghar bar, rupe aur paise mean mat dil ko tum khurasand[5] karo
ya gor[6] banao jangal mean, ya jamuna par anand karo
maut an lata degi akhir kuchh makr karo, kuchh fand[7] karo
bas khoob tamasha dekh chuke, ab aankhean apani band karo
tan sookha, kub di pith huee, gho de par zin dharo baba
ab maut naqara baj chuka, chalane ki fikr karo baba
vyapar to yaan ka bahut kiya, ab vahaan ka bhi kuchh sauda lo
jo khep udhar ko chadhati hai, us khep ko yaan se ladava lo
us rah mean jo kuchh khate haian, us khane ko bhi mangava lo
sab sathi manzil par pahuanche, ab tum bhi apana rasta lo
tan sookha, kub di pith huee, gho de par zin dharo baba
ab maut naqara baj chuka, chalane ki fikr karo baba
kuchh der nahian ab chalane mean, kya aj chalo ya kal nikalo
kuchh kap da-latta lena ho, so jaldi baandh sanbhal nikalo
ab sham nahian, ab subhh huee jooan mom pighal kar dhal nikalo
kyoan nahak dhoop chadhate ho, bas thande-thande chal nikalo
tan sookha, kub di pith huee, gho de par zin dharo baba
ab maut naqara baj chuka, chalane ki fikr karo baba