'Aa naheen paatey? sahee! mujhsey kaho aaney ko!
 Eik aawaaz bahut hai, mujhey bulaaney ko!!
 
 Mein manaataa hoon: maantey ho! bhool jaatey ho?
 Aur, ab, aaj bhi taiyaar hoon manaaney ko!

 Shaam, aaney ko abhi baat johtee teyree!
 Raat aayegee, dobaaraa mujhey sataaney ko!!
 
 Raat majboor gayee; waaydaa rahaa baaqee!
 Boliye, aur sitam kyaa hai abhi dhaaney ko?

 Mein naheen jaantaa: kis baat sey khafaa hain woh;
 Doosraa aur koun hai, mujhey bataaney ko?

 Aaj, seeney mein, usee dard ka laawaa hogaa!
 Koun beytaab hai, hastee meyree mitaaney ko?

 Tumney achchhaa kiyaa: ronaa sikhaa diyaa mujhko!
 Ab to, har shay hai numoodaar, fir rulaaney ko!!

 Jab kisee dast-e-reishmee kaa khyaal aataa hai:
 Khojtee hai nigaah, har taraf zamaaney ko!

 Tum, jo chhoo dogey eik baar,agar, houley sey:
 Fir, nayee zindagee mil jayegee weeraaney ko!

 Yeh dard hai, ki, dhamak hai wafaat ki pahlee?
 Daawar-e-hashra, mukhaatib hai aazmaaney ko!

 Woh meyree Maan hai: zaraa jor ki thapkee dee hai;
 'Abd', pataa hai mujhey, chain sey sulaaney ko!'
 
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                              - abd bundeli