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Muhammad Junaid Akram

A renowned poet and writer from Western Punjab. The famous poet and intellectual Faqir Muhammad Faqir was your maternal grandfather by relation.

Bait 154

“bhaaii saahib gandam kii veh kahaan hogii"
“chaachaa chor bhatiijaa kaazii" baN baiThe,
“dhaDaa dharam hundaa e” rakkhiin yaad ‘junaid’,
aahande ne har kamm vich hundii bhaliaaii,
aande jaande vall piaa biT biT takknaa main,
aarii lakkDii chiire ikko paase naal,
aasaan la ke baiThiaan de pandh lamme ne,
aaunde saal nuun main vii gaDDii lai laiNii,
agle daur 'cha maan bolii dii gall karnaa,
aisii luTT machaaii saadhaan ral-mil ke,
aiven vaa vich hatth ghumaaii jaane aan,
aiven vihDe de sir thopii jaave dosh,
ajj pher bhukkhaa-bhaaNaa vaapas ghar aaiaan,
ajj vii tere naan dii tasbii paDhnaa vaan,
andar DaaDhe machch machche ne par dhuuaan,
andar Dhol Dhamakke vajde jaande ne,
andaron andar sataandaa jaave rabbaa eho rog,
apNaa sabbhe kujh luTaaii baiThe aan,
aukhe vele jihDaa naal khalondaa nahiin,
baandar kiilaa lukaN miichii chhuuhaN chhupaaii,
bal bal haDDiiaan baalan vaangar ho gaiiaan,
bhaaven kinnaa chukk chukk utaanh biThaande raho,
bhaiN daa zevar ghar de bhaanDe vech aaiaa,
bhukkh nasiibaa hundii bhukkhiaan lokaan dii,
bhukkhaan kaDDh kaDaake ditte lokaan de,
bhulle visre mere saare hisaab kitaab,
biietiikar inglish paDhdaa aaiaa vaan,
bole vaah vaah karan 'te gunge gaauN pe,
chaar dinaan daa rauNak melaa sii duniiaan,
changaa aal davaalaa je kar chaahuNaa en,
chann jihe mukhDe 'te pariiaan varge lok,
chokhaa bolaN vaale kolon duur rahiie,
daaj baGair viaah ke aaii huur parii,
dhauN 'cha sariiaa de ke lokaan nuun aakhe,
Dubdaa suuraj dekh ke dil vii Dubdaa e,
duniiaa daa har bhaiD e nikke puttar vich,
duniiaa daa ih raulaa baal kahaaNii sii,
duniiaa de vich vaahad bolii panjaabii,
edon vaddh kiaamat kiihnuun aahande ne,
ese bhull bhulekhe de vich umar gaii,
ganDhaan paDh paDh phuukaan maaran vaalii ne,
ghar de buuhe uuche rakkhiin yaar ‘junaid’,
ghar vich bhaaven phaake Dere la baiThaN,
haal jo apNaa hoiai aiDii gall taan nahiin,
har ik dii badgoii karke hassde nuun,
har ik katraa motii vaang piaa jaape,
harf KHiaalaan de vich nachchde phirde ne,
has ke uhne gal naal mainuun laaiaa 'te,
hijar tere vich taare giNadiaan langhii raat,
hisaab kitaab 'te hundai apNe jiDDe naal,