madhur pratiksha hi jab itani, priy tum ate tab kya hota?
maun rat is bhaanti ki jaise, koee gat vina par baj kar,
abhi-abhi soee khoee-si sapanoan mean taroan par sir dhar
aur dishaoan se pratidhvaniyaan, jagrat sudhiyoan-si ati haian,
kan tumhari tan kahian se yadi sun pate, tab kya hota?
tumane kab di bat rat ke soone mean tum anevale,
par aise hi vakt pran man, mere ho uthate matavale,
saansean ghoom-ghoom phir-phir se, asamanjas ke kshan ginati haian,
milane ki gh diyaan tum nishchit, yadi kar jate tab kya hota?
utsukata ki akulahat mean, maianne palak paanv de dale,
ambar to mashahoor ki sab din, rahata apana hosh samhale,
taroan ki mahafil ne apani aankh bichha di kis asha se,
mere maun kuti ko ate tum dikh jate tab kya hota?
baith kalpana karata hooan, pagachap tumhari mag se ati
rag-rag mean chetanata ghulakar, aansu ke kan-si jhar jati,
namak dali-sa gal apanapan, sagar mean ghulamil-sa jata,
apani bahoan mean bharakar priy, kanth lagate tab kya hota?