Dhani Ram Chatrik’s Poem

Mele Wich Jatt

1. tooRhi tand saambh, haaRhi veych vaTT ke
lambRhaaN tey shaahaaN da hisaab kaTT ke
meeNhaaN di udeek tey siyaaRh kaDh ke,
maal DhaanDa saambhnay nu choohRha chhaDD ke
pagg jhaggaa chaadar naweiN siwaaye ke
sammaaN vaali Daang uttay teil laaye ke
kachhey maar wanjhli anand chhaa gya
maarda damaamay jaTT mailay aa geya

2. haaniaaN di Dhaani vich laaRha sajdaa
bagghh bagghh bagghh sheyr gajjdaa
Heeray nu arak naal hujjaaN maarda
saintaaN de naal Raamu nu vaNgaarda
changee jahi sadd laa de, balley belia!
toomba zaraa khol khaaN, juaana teilia!
saroo vaang jhool wanjhli sunaa gya
maarda damaamay jaTT mailay aa gya

3. toombay naal bhaaNto-bhaaNt bol boliaaN,
haaRh vich jattaaN ne manaaiyaaN holiaaN
chhinjh di tyaari hoyee, dhol wajday
kass ke langotay aaye sheyr gajjday
lishkday ne pinday gunnhay hoye teil de
maarde ne chhaalaaN doolay DanD peilday
Kissu nu Suraina pehlay hathh Dhaa gya
maarda damaamay jaTT mailay aa gya

4. vaari hun aa gayee jay peen-khaan di
reyoRiaaN jalebiaaN de aahoo laahan di
hattiaaN de vall aa paye ne TuTT ke
hoonjh laiyaaN thaaliaaN juanaaN juT ke
khull gayiyaaN botlaaN glass firyaa
teiliyaaN tey doomaaN da kaleja ghiryaa
bukkaaN tey kameenaaN nu mazaa chakhaa gya
maarda damaamay jaTT mailay aa gya