karta hai ek raavi ye dilsoj ye baya
ramjan ke mahine ki mashur dasta
mulke yaman me ladka tha
ek aath saal ka charcha tha
shahar shahar me jiske jamal ka
roza khuda ke naam pe rakhne ka shok tha
ramjan ka jo chand najar usko aa gaya
kahne laga ye maa se ke roza rakhunga mai
mujhko jagana rat ko sehri karunga mai
bache ki baat ka na kiya maa ne kuch khyal
ladka jo subah utha to usko hua malal

samjhaya maa ne aye mere
dilbar na kar malal
roza nahi hai farz abhi tujhpe mere lal
masum dil pe thes lagi maa se yu kaha
ammi suno ye kehta hai kuran me khuda
roze ki bukh pyas ka jo gum uthayega
us rozadar ko na jahanam jalayega
kuran ka nujum is maah me hua
tauba kabul karta hai is maah me khuda
alkisha rat aayi to wo jagta raha
kehna kisi ka kuch na suna
roza rakh liya

sehri wo karke soya or so ke jab utha
bete ka matha chum ke father ne ye kaha
roza na rakh sakega tu jid apni chhod de
de dungi apna roza tujhe roza tod de
ladka ye bola khana mai hargiz na khaunga
apne khudaye pak ko kya muh dikhaunga
dopahar dhalke hasar ka jab waqt aa gaya
pani begair pyas se khushk ho gaya gala
sine me sans ruk gayi chakkar sa aa gaya
kamsim tha najanin chakra ke gir pada
harkat jo dil ki band hui aankh jhuk gayi
nabje idhar ruki to udar saans ruk gayi
maa ne kaha pukar ke masum chal diya

awtar ki khushi se mahrum chal diya
maa bap lash dekhte the apne lal ki
mayyat padi thi samne ek aath sal ki
aakhir to roza kholne ka waqt aa gaya
dono ne gum me bete ke khaya na kuch piya
naagaah dar pe aake sawali ne di sada
sahil ki shakal me tha farishta khada hua
aawaz di ke le lo fakiro ki tum dua

mai bhi hu rozadar do allah ke nam ka
jis dam suni fakir ki dono ne ye sada
awtar ko jo rakha tha sahil ko de diya
sahil ne bikh leke kaha majra hai kya
matam hai ghar me kaisa ye mujhko bhi do bata
sahil ko apne sath fidar ghar me le gaya
hardang ke janaje ko la kar dikha diya
bache ki lash dekh ke sahil ne kuch pada
sine pe hath rakh ke ye murde ko di sada

aye nanhe rozadar tu ab roza khol de
gum geen maa khadi hai jara maa se bol le
jumbish labo pe hone lagi aankh khol di
bache ko jinda dekh kar mothar lipat gayi
sahil ye kahke aankho se ruh tosh ho gaya
bejha hua mai aaya tha parwardigar ka
tha imtiha ka waqt musibat ki ye ghadi
jo uspe jan dete hai marte nahi kabhi
marte nahi kabhi