batakh aur saanp hiran kaa ek chhotaa bachcha
— Kishwar Naheed
Hiran kaa ek chhoTaa bachcha
Dariyaa ke kinaare aa niklaa
Vahaan pe ek batakh bhee thee
Machhlee se wo ye kahtee thee
Main to Dariya men nahaatee hoon
Jab chaahoon main uD jaatee hoon
Thak jaaon main to baith rahoon
Jab chaahoon main sabze pe chaloon
Tum to Dariya kee machhlee ho
Paanee men rahtee bastee ho
Tum meree tarah se chal na sako
Tum meree tarah hil-jul na sako
Tum meree tarah se aa na sako
Tum meree tarah se jaa na sako
Ye baat sunee ik saanp ne
Ghusse se lagaa wo kaanpne
Vo bolaa kyuun majboor hai too
Kam-himmat hai majboor hai too
Yuun machhlee ko shaikhee na dikhaa
Kuchh himmat hai to saamne aa
Ab bol ki kya too uDtee hai
Aa chiil ke saamne uD ke dikhaa
Ab bol ki kya too dauDtee hai
Aa khargosh se race lagaa
Ab bol ki kya too tairtee hai
Aa too machhlee se pair milaa
Ab too samjhee ab too jaanee
Ye baaten hain aanee-jaanee
Hai asal to ye kuch kar ke dikhaa
Duniyaa ye kahe kya khuub kiyaa
Jo gur seekho puuraa seekho
Jo kaam karo achchhaa hee karo
Hiran ka ek chhoTa bachcha
Dariya ke kinare aa nikla
Wahan pe ek bataKH bhi thi
Machhli se wo ye kahti thi
Main to dariya mein nahati hun
Jab chahun main uD jati hun
Thak jaun main to baith rahun
Jab chahun main sabze pe chalun
Tum to dariya ki machhli ho
Pani mein rahti basti ho
Tum meri tarah se chal na sako
Tum meri tarah hil-jul na sako
Tum meri tarah se aa na sako
Tum meri tarah se ja na sako
Ye baat suni ek sanp ne
Ghusse se laga wo kanpne
Wo bola kyun majbur hai tu
Kam-himmat hai majbur hai tu
Yun machhli ko shaiKHi na dikha
Kuchh himmat hai to samne aa
Ab bol ki kya tu uDti hai
Aa chil ke samne uD ke dikha
Ab bol ki kya tu dauDti hai
Aa KHargosh se race laga
Ab bol ki kya tu tairti hai
Aa tu machhli se pair mila
Ab tu samjhi ab tu jaani
Ye baaten hain aani-jaani
Hai asal to ye kuch kar ke dikha
Duniya ye kahe kya KHub kiya
Jo gur sikho pura sikho
Jo kaam karo achchha hi karo