ab to kuchh sukhan ka mere karobar band .
rahati hai taba soch mean lailo nihar band .
dariya sukhan ki fikr ka hai mauj dar band .
ho kis tarah n muanh mean jubaan bar bar band .
jab agare ki khalq ka ho rozagar band ॥1॥
berozagari ne yah dikhaee hai muflisi .
kothe ki chhat nahian haian yah chhaee hai muflisi .
divaroan dar ke bich samaee hai muflisi .
har ghar mean is tarah se bhar aee hai muflisi .
pani ka toot jave hai jooan ek bar band ॥2॥
k diyaan jo sal ki thian biki vah to agale sal .
lachar karjoan dam se chhappar lie haian dal .
phoos aur thathere isake haian jooan sarake bikhare bal .
us bikhare phoos se hai yah un chhapparoan ka hal .
goya ki unake bhool ge haian chamar, band ॥3॥
duniya mean ab qadim se hai zar ka bandobast .
aur bezari mean ghar ka n bahar ka bandobast .
aqa ka intizam n naukar ka bandobast .
muflis jo muflisi mean kare ghar ka bandobast .
mak di ke tar ka hai vah naustuvar band ॥4॥
kap da n gath di bich, n thaili mean zar raha .
khatara n chor ka n uchakke ka dar raha .
rahane ko bin kiva d ka phoota khandahar raha .
khankhar jagane ka, n mutalaq asar raha .
ane se bhi jo ho ge choro chakar band ॥5॥
ab agare mean jitane haian sab log haian tabah .
ata nazar kisi ka nahian ek dam nibah .
maango azizo aise bure vaqt se panah .
vah log ek kau di ke mohataj ab haian ah .
kasbo hunar ke yad hai jinako hazar band ॥6॥
sarraf, baniye, jauhari aur seth, sahookar .
dete the sabako naqd, so khate haian ab udhar .
bazar mean u de hai p di khak be shumar .
baithean haian yooan dukanoan mean apani dukanadar .
jaise ki chor baithe hoan qaidi katar band .
saudagaroan ko sood, n vyaupari ko falah॥7॥
bajzaj ko hai nafa n panasari ko falah .
dallal ko hai yaft, n bazari ko falah .
dukhiya ko fayada n pisanahari ko falah .
yaan tak hua hai an ke logoan ka kar band ॥8॥
marean hai hath hath pe sab yaan ke dastakar .
aur jitane peshavar haian so rote haian zar zar .
koote hai tan lohar to pite hai sar sunar .
kuchh ek do ke kam ka rona nahian hai yar .
chhattis peshe baloan ke haian karobar band ॥9॥
zar ke bhi jitane kam the vah sab dubak ge .
aur reshami qivam bhi yakasar chipak ge .
zaradar uth ge to bataiye sarak ge .
chalane se kam tarakashoan ke bhi thak ge .
kya hal bal khianche jo ho jae tar band ॥10॥
baithe bisati rah mean tinake se chunate haian .
jalate haian nanabaee to bh dabhooje bhunate haian .
dhuniye bhi hath malate haian aur sar ko dhunate haian .
rote haian vah jo masharuo daraee bunate haian .
aur vah to mar ge jo bunean the izar band ॥11॥
behad havasiyoan mean diye aise hosh kho,
roti n pet mean ho to shahavat kahaan se ho,
koee n dekhe nach, n randi ki sooanghe boo,
yaan tak to mufalisi hai ki qasbi ka rat ko,
do-do mahine tak nahian khulata ijaraband.
jab agare ki khalq ka hai rozagar band ॥12॥
gar kagazi ke hal ke kagaz ko dekhie .
mutalaq use khabar nahian kagaz ke bhav se .
raddi, qalam dukan mean, n tuk de haian tat ke .
yaan tak ki apani chitthi ke likhane ke vaste .
kagaz ka maangata hai har ik se udhar band ॥13॥
loote haian garado pesh jo qjzak rah mar .
vyapari ate jate nahian dar se zinahar .
kutaval rovean, khak u date haian chauki dar .
mallahoan ka bhi kam nahian chalata mere yar .
navean haian ghat-ghat ki sab var par band ॥14॥
har dam kamaan garoan ke oopar pecho tab haian .
sahofe apane hal mean gam ki kitab haian .
marate haian minakar musavvir kabav haian .
naqqas in sabhoan se zyada kharab haian .
rangoan qalam ke ho ge naqsho nigar band ॥15॥
baichen the yah jo gooandh ke phooloan ke badhdhi har .
murajha rahi hai dil ki kali ji hai dagadar .
jab adhi rat tak n biki, jins abadar .
lachar phir vah tokari apani zami pe mar .
jate haian kar dukan ko akhir vah har band ॥16॥
hajzam par bhi yaan teean hai muflisi ka zor .
paisa kahaan jo san pe ho ustaroan ka shor .
kaanpe hai sar bhigote hue usaki por por .
kya bat ek bal kate ya tarashe kor .
yaan tak haian ustare v naharani ki dhar band ॥17॥
damaroo bajake vah jo utare haian zahar mar .
ap hi vah khelate haian, hila sar zamian pe mar .
mantar to jab chale ki jo ho pet ka adhar .
jab muflisi ka saanp ho unake gale ka har .
kya khak phir vo baandhean kahian jake mar band ॥18॥
lazzat hai zikro husn ke naqsho nigar se .
mahaboob hai jo gunche dahan gul izar se .
avean agar vah lakh tarah ki bahar se .
koee n dekhe unako nazar bhar ke pyar se .
aise diloan ke hoge apas mean kar band ॥19॥
phirate haian naukari ko jo banakar risaladar .
gho doan ki haian lagam n ooantoan ke hai mahar .
kap da n latta, pal n paratal n bojh mar .
yooan har makaan mean ake utarate haian sogavar .
jangal mean jaise dete haian lakar utar band ॥20॥
