aanchal ke chanchal kshudr prapat !
machalate hue nikal ate ho;
ujjval! ghan-van-aandhakar ke sath
khelate ho kyoan? kya pate ho ?
aandhakar par itana pyar,
kya jane yah balak ka avichar
buddh ka ya ki samy-vyavahar !
tumhara karata hai gatirodh
pita ka koee doot abodh-
kisi patthar se takarate ho
phirakar zara thahar jate ho;
use jab lete ho pahachan-
samajh jate ho us j d ka sara ajnan,
phoot p dati hai oanthoan par tab mridu muskan;
bas ajan ki or ishara karake chal dete ho,
bhar jate ho usake antar mean tum apani tan .