jab aadmi ke pet men aati hain rotiyan
phuli nahin badan men samati hain rotiyan
ankhen pari-rukhon se ladati hain rotiyan
siine upar bhi haath chalati hain rotiyan
jitne maze hain sab ye dikhati hain rotiyan
roti se jis ka naak talak pet hai bhara
karta pare hai kya vo uchhal kuud ja-ba-ja
divar phand kar koi kotha uchhal gaya
thattha hansi sharab sanam saaqi is siva
sau sau tarah ki dhuum machati hain rotiyan
jis ja pe handi chulha tava aur tanur hai
khaliq ki qudraton ka usi ja zuhur hai
chulhe ke aage aanch jo chalti huzur hai
jitne hain nuur sab men yahi khaas nuur hai
is nuur ke sabab nazar aati hain rotiyan
aave tave tanur ka jis ja zaban pe naam
ya chakki chulhe ke jahan gulzar hon tamam
vaan sar jhuka ke kiije dandvat aur salam
is vaste ki khaas ye roti ke hain maqam
pahle inhin makanon men aati hain rotiyan
in rotiyon ke nuur se sab dil hain bor bor
aata nahin hai chhalni se chhan-chhan gire hai nuur
peda har ek us ka hai barfi o moti chuur
hargiz kisi tarah na bujhe pet ka tanur
is aag ko magar ye bujhati hain rotiyan
puchha kasi ne ye kisi kamil faqir se
ye mehr-o-mah haq ne banae hain kaahe ke
vo sun ke bola baaba khuda tujh ko khair de
ham to na chand samjhen na suraj hain jante
baaba hamen to ye nazar aati hain rotiyan
phir puchha us ne kahiye ye hai dil ka tuur kya
is ke mushahide men hai khulta zuhur kya
vo bola sun ke tera gaya hai shuur kya
kashf-ul-qulub aur ye kashf-ul-qubur kya
jitne hain kashf sab ye dikhati hain rotiyan
roti jab aai pet men sau qand ghul gae
gulzar phule ankhon men aur aish tul gae
do tar nivale pet men jab aa ke dhul gae
chaudah tabaq ke jitne the sab bhed khul gae
ye kashf ye kamal dikhati hain rotiyan
roti na pet men ho to phir kuchh jatan na ho
mele ki sair khvahish-e-bagh-o-chaman na ho
bhuke gharib dil ki khuda se lagan na ho
sach hai kaha kasi ne ki bhuke bhajan na ho
allah ki bhi yaad dilati hain rotiyan
ab aage jis ke mal-pue bhar ke thaal hain
puure bhagat unhen kaho sahab ke laal hain
aur jin ke aage roghni aur shir-mal hain
aarif vahi hain aur vahi sahab-kamal hain
pakki-pakai ab jinhen aati hain rotiyan
kapde kisi ke laal hain roti ke vaste
lambe kisi ke baal hain roti ke vaste
bandhe koi rumal hain roti ke vaste
sab kashf aur kamal hain roti ke vaste
jitne hain ruup sab ye dikhati hain rotiyan
roti se nache pyada qavaed dikha dikha
asvar nache ghode ko kaava laga laga
ghunghru ko bandhe paik bhi phirta hai nachta
aur is siva jo ghaur se dekha to ja-ba-ja
sau sau tarah ke naach dikhati hain rotiyan
roti ke naach to hain sabhi khalq men pade
kuchh bhand bhigte ye nahin phirte nachte
ye randiyan jo nache hain ghunghat ko munh pe le
ghunghat na jaano dosto tum zinhar use
is parde men ye apne kamati hain rotiyan
ashrafon ne jo apni ye zaten chhupai hain
sach puchhiye to apni ye shanen badhai hain
kahiye unhon ki rotiyan kis kis ne khaai hain
ashraf sab men kahiye to ab nan-bai hain
jin ki dukan se har kahin jaati hain rotiyan
duniya men ab badi na kahin aur nikoi hai
ya dushmani o dosti ya tund-khui hai
koi kisi ka aur kisi ka na koi hai
sab koi hai usi ka ki jis haath doi hai
naukar nafar ghulam banati hain rotiyan
roti ka ab azal se hamara to hai khamir
rukhi hi roti haq men hamare hai shahd-o-shir
ya patli hove moti khamiri ho ya fatir
gehun javar bajre ki jaisi ho ‘nazir’
ham ko to sab tarah ki khush aati hain rotiyan
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