Raat meri jam pal he

Tuseen menu akhde ho
Je meri har duji nazam raat de zikar ton kyon shoro hundi he
Main tuhade ton puchda haan
Tusi hanaireyan kolon ki rishwat lai hoi ae?
Ya kise tare de kaane ho
Je raat di akh vich akh nahi paa sakde
Main raat nu tuhade dar naal nahi apni akh naal vekhda haan
Tusi kherati roshni deyan haspatalan vich jamme hoye
Raat naal aadha laan da hosla nahi rakhde
Eh kamm mere te rehn deyo
Kyon je main raat nu janda haan
Raat meri jam pal he
Main ehde panghurre vichon hi jag te pehli nazar maari si

Te chann ne menu apni ungli pharra ke
Asman de kaale beliyan di sair karai si
Te tareyan de jugnu pharran da wal dasseya si
Ki pata si sari hayati fer eh taare
Menu ginnane pain ge
Bhaven meri akh vich hon ya asman te
So main raat de dukh ton hi
Lafzan vich laatan bharniyan sikhiyan ne
Tussin chup karke mera channan chugde raho
Ya koi hor kabutar baz labh lawo
Tussin bhaven raat de dastar khawan te beh ke
Hanaire diyan rottiyan torr de raho
Menu sooraj wallon
Subah akatheyan beh ke nashta karan di dawat mili he
Hun raat da ann pani mere te haram he
Mere dil vich ik deeve di lau da sufna
Meriyan akhan da orrhna bichona he
Tussin raat guzar de ho
Par main raat handhauna haan
Hadan vich handeya hoya vela hi jusse di rat banda he

Sufne diyan kandhan lai chat banda he
Jis vele aakhri tara vekh ke, hanaire nu bhajarr pave gi
Te inqalab de pehla jaloos nikle ga
Je mere akhar us jaloos da sabh ton ucha jhanda na bane
Te tussin kise mazdoor da hathorra le ke
Meri soch da sir kuchal dena
Te kirna de datri le ke
meri jebh kat dena

Reference: Mitti Di Bukal; Sanjh Lahore; Page 62 ( view source )