Jab aadamii ke peT me.n aatii hai.n roTiyaa.N,
phuulii nahii.n badan me.n samaaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N,
aa.Nkhe.n parii_ruKho.n se la.Daatii hai.n roTiyaa.N,
siine uupar bhii haath chalaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N,

jitane maze hai.n sab ye dikhaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N,

roTii se jis kaa naak talak peT hai bharaa,
karataa phire hai kyaa vo uchhal kuud jaa ba jaa,
diivaar phaa.Nd kar ko_ii koThaa uchhal gayaa,
ThaaThTha ha.Nsii sharaab sanam saaqii is sivaa,

sau sau tarah kii dhuum machaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N,

jis jaa pe haa.NDii chuulhaa tavaa aur tanuur hai,
Khaaliq ke qudarato.n kaa usii jaa zahuur hai,
chuulhe ke aage aa.Nch jo jalatii hazuur hai,
jitane hai.n nuur sab me.n yahii Khaas nuur hai,

is nuur ke sabab nazar aatii hai.n roTiyaa.N,

aave tave tanuur kaa jis jaa zabaa.N pe naam,
yaa chakkii chuulhe kaa jahaa.N gul_zaar ho tamaam,
vaa.N sar jhukaa ke kiijiye DanDavat aur salaam,
is vaaste ke Khaas ye roTii ke hai.n muqaam,

pahale inhii.n makaano.n me.n aatii hai.n roTiyaa.N,

in roTiyo.n ke nuur se sab dil hai.n puur puur,
aaTaa nahii.n hai chhalanii se chhan chhan gire hai nuur,
pe.Daa har ek us kaa hai barfii-o-motii chuur,
har_giz kisii tarah na bujhe peT kaa tanuur,

is aag ko magar ye bujhaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N,

puuchhaa kisii ne ye kisii kaamil faqiir se,
ye mehr-o-maah haq ne banaaye hai.n kaahe ke,
vo sun ke bolaa baabaa Khudaa tujh ko Khair de,
ham to na chaa.Nd samajhe na suuraj hai.n jaanate,

baabaa hame.n to ye nazar aatii hai.n roTiyaa.N,

phir puuchhaa us ne kahiye ye hai dil kaa nuur kyaa,
is ke mushaahide me.n hai khulataa zahuur kyaa,
vo bolaa sun ke teraa gayaa hai sha_uur kyaa,
kashf-ul-quluub aur ye kashf-ul-qubuur kyaa,

jitane hai.n kashf sab ye dikhaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N,

roTii jab aa_ii peT me.n sau qand ghul gaye,
gul_zaar phuule aa.Nkho.n me.n aur aish tul gaye,
do tar nivaale peT me.n jab aa ke dhul gaye,
chaudaa tabaq ke jitane the sab bhed khul gaye,

ye kashf ye kamaal dikhaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N,

roTii na peT me.n ho to phir kuchh jatan na ho,
mele kii sair Khvaahish-e-baaG-o-chaman na ho,
bhuuke Gariib dil kii Khudaa se lagan na ho,
sach hai kahaa kisii ne ke bhuuke bhajan na ho,

allaah kii bhii yaad dilaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N,

ab jin ke aage maal_puye bhar ke thaal hai.n,
puurii bhagat unhii.n kii vo saahab ke laal hai.n,
aur jin ke aage rauGanii aur shiir_maal hai,
aarif vohii hai.n aur vohii saahab kamaal hai.n,

pakii pakaa_ii ab jinhe.n aatii hai.n roTiyaa.N,

kapa.De kisii ke laal hai.n roTii ke vaaste,
lambe kisii ke baal hai.n roTii ke vaaste,
baa.Ndhe ko_ii rumaal hai rotii ke vaaste,
sab kashf aur kamaal hai.n rotii ke vaaste,

jitane hai.n ruup sab ye dikhaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N,

roTii se naache piyaadaa qavaayad dikhaa dikhaa,
asavaar naache gho.De ko kaavaa lagaa lagaa,
ghungharuu ko baa.Ndhe paik bhii phirataa hai naachataa,
aur is ke sivaa Gaur se dekho to jaa ba jaa,

sau sau tarah ke naach dikhaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N,

duniyaa me.n ab badii na kahii.n aur niko_ii hai,
na dushmanii va dostii na tund kho_ii hai,
ko_ii kisii kaa aur kisii kaa na ko_ii hai,
sab ko_ii hai usii kaa ke jis haath Do_ii hai,

naukar nafar Gulaam banaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N,

roTii kaa ab azal se hamaaraa to hai Khamiir,
ruukhii bhii roTii haq me.n hamaare hai shahad-o-shiir,
yaa patalii hove moTii Khamiirii ho yaa katiir,
gehuu.N ju_aar baajare kii jaisii ho ’Nazeer’,

ham ko sab tarah kii Khush aatii hai.n roTiyaa.N.