Fir aayi hai poos ki raat
Gaadhe ki chaadar mein lipata,
dhadhakate seet se simata,
Premachand ka deen heen "halku"
Baitha hai baans ke ussi khatole par,
Jis par baitha hua tha tab,
Munshi ji ne usko racha tha jab !
Khatole ke neeche hai jhabaroo,
Jiski chir niyati hai,
Halku ke sath raat katana,
Uske akaant ko bantana !
Lagaan vasool karne ko kaash
Uss baras "sehana" na aaya hota,
Aur byaaj chukaane ke bajaay,
Halku ek kambal le aaya hota !
Magar tab kaun jaanta usse ?
Bevajah kyon pehchanta usse ?
Seet ki uss raat agar,
Jhabaroo se lipatkar vo na sota,
To kya aaj halku, halku hota ?
Seet ki uss sard raat ka bojh,
Halku aaj tak utha raha hai !
Sehana ka jo karj bacha tha,
Usse ab tak chuka raha hai !
Halku ke paas aaj bhi,
Tan dhaankane ko kambal nahin hai !
Zameendaar beshak badal gaya hai,
Magar karj wahin ka wahin hai !
Kisaan bana rehne ko halku,
Tamaam koshisein kar raha hai !
Fasal ka daam beshak na mile,
Halku khet par Zaade mein mar raha hai !
Gaadhe ki chaadar mein lipata,
dhadhakate seet se simata,
Premachand ka deen heen "halku"
Baitha hai baans ke ussi khatole par,
Jis par baitha hua tha tab,
Munshi ji ne usko racha tha jab !
Khatole ke neeche hai jhabaroo,
Jiski chir niyati hai,
Halku ke sath raat katana,
Uske akaant ko bantana !
Lagaan vasool karne ko kaash
Uss baras "sehana" na aaya hota,
Aur byaaj chukaane ke bajaay,
Halku ek kambal le aaya hota !
Magar tab kaun jaanta usse ?
Bevajah kyon pehchanta usse ?
Seet ki uss raat agar,
Jhabaroo se lipatkar vo na sota,
To kya aaj halku, halku hota ?
Seet ki uss sard raat ka bojh,
Halku aaj tak utha raha hai !
Sehana ka jo karj bacha tha,
Usse ab tak chuka raha hai !
Halku ke paas aaj bhi,
Tan dhaankane ko kambal nahin hai !
Zameendaar beshak badal gaya hai,
Magar karj wahin ka wahin hai !
Kisaan bana rehne ko halku,
Tamaam koshisein kar raha hai !
Fasal ka daam beshak na mile,
Halku khet par Zaade mein mar raha hai !