nile nabh ke shatadal par
vah baithi sharad-hansini,
mridu-karatal par shashi-mukh dhar,
nirav, animish, ekakini!
vah svapn-j dit nat-chitavan
chhoo leti aang-jag ka man,
shyamal, komal, chal-chitavan
jo laharati jag-jivan!
vah phooli bela ki ban
jisamean n nal, dal, kudmal,
keval vikas chir-nirmal
jisamean doobe dash dishi-dal.
vah soee sarit-pulin par
saansoan mean stabdh samiran,
keval laghu-laghu laharoan par
milata mridu-mridu ur-spandan.
apani chhaya mean chhipakar
vah kh di shikhar par sundar,
hai nach rahian shat-shat chhavi
sagar ki lahar-lahar par.
din ki abha dulahin ban
aee nishi-nibhrit shayan par,
vah chhavi ki chhueemuee-si
mridu madhur-laj se mar-mar.
jag ke asphut svapnoan ka
vah har gooanthati pratipal,
chir sajal-sajal, karuna se
usake osoan ka aanchal.
vah mridu mukuloan ke mukh mean
bharati moti ke chumban,
laharoan ke chal-karatal mean
chaandi ke chanchal udugan.
vah laghu parimal ke ghan-si
jo lin anil mean avikal,
sukh ke um de sagar-si
jisamean nimagn ur-tat-sthal.
vah svapnil shayan-mukul-si
haian muande divas ke dyuti-dal,
ur mean soya jag ka ali,
nirav jivan-guanjan kal!
vah nabh ke sneh shravan mean
dishi ka gopan-sambhashan,
nayanoan ke maun-milan mean
pranoan ka madhur samarpan!
vah ek booand sansriti ki
nabh ke vishal karatal par,
doobe asim-sukhama mean
sab or-chhor ke antar.
jhankar vishv-jivan ki
haule haule hoti lay
vah shesh, bhale hi avidit,
vah shabd-mukt shuchi-ashay.
vah ek anant-pratiksha
nirav, animesh vilochan,
asprishy, adrishy vibha vah,
jivan ki sashru-nayan kshan.
vah shashi-kiranoan se utari
chupake mere aangan par,
ur ki abha mean khoee,
apani hi chhavi se sundar.
vah kh di drigoan ke sammukh
sab roop, rekh rang ojhal
anubhooti-matr-si ur mean
abhas shant, shuchi, ujjval!
vah hai, vah nahian, anirvach’,
jag usamean, vah jag mean lay,
sakar-chetana si vah,
jisamean achet jivashay!
