hai aandheri rat par diva jalana kab mana hai?
kalpana ke hath se kamaniy jo mandir bana tha,
bhavana ke hath ne jisamean vitanoan ko tana tha,
svapn ne apane karoan se tha jise ruchi se sanvara,
svarg ke dushprapy rangoan se, rasoan se jo sana tha,
dhah gaya vah to jutakar eeant, patthar, kank doan ko
ek apani shaanti ki kutiya banana kab mana hai?
hai aandheri rat par diva jalana kab mana hai?
badaloan ke ashru se dhoya gaya nabh-nil nilam
ka banaya tha gaya madhupatr manamohak, manoram
pratham oosha ki kiran ki lalima si lal madira
thi usi mean chamachamati nav ghanoan mean chanchala sam,
vah agar toota milakar hath ki donoan hatheli,
ek nirmal srot se trishna bujhana kab mana hai?
hai aandheri rat par diva jalana kab mana hai?
kya gh di thi, ek bhi chianta nahian thi pas aee,
kalima to door, chhaya bhi palak par thi n chhaee,
aankh se masti jhapakati, bat se masti tapakati,
thi hansi aisi jise sun badaloan ne sharm khaee,
vah gee to le gee ullas ke adhar, mana,
par athirata par samay ki musakarana kab mana hai?
hai aandheri rat par diva jalana kab mana hai?
hay, ve unmad ke jhoanke ki jinamean rag jaga,
vaibhavoan se pher aankhean gan ka varadan maanga,
ek aantar se dhvanit ho doosare mean jo nirantar,
bhar diya aanbar-avani ko mattata ke git ga-ga,
aant unaka ho gaya to man bahalane ke lie hi,
le adhoori pankti koee gunagunana kab mana hai?
hai aandheri rat par diva jalana kab mana hai?
hay, ve sathi ki chuanbak lauh-se jo pas ae,
pas kya ae, hriday ke bich hi goya samae,
din kate aise ki koee tar vina ke milakar
ek mitha aur pyara zindagi ka git gae,
ve ge to sochakar yah lautane vale nahian ve,
khoj man ka mit koee lau lagana kab mana hai?
hai aandheri rat par diva jalana kab mana hai?
kya havaean thian ki uj da pyar ka vah ashiyana,
kuchh n aya kam tera shor karana, gul machana,
nash ki un shaktiyoan ke sath chalata zor kisaka,
kiantu ai nirman ke pratinidhi, tujhe hoga batana,
jo base haian ve uj date haian prakriti ke j d niyam se,
par kisi uj de hue ko phir basana kab mana hai?
hai aandheri rat par diva jalana kab mana hai?