pagali tera that!
kiya hai ratanambar paridhan,
apane kaboo nahian,
aur yah satyacharan vidhan!
unmadak mithe sapane ye,
ye n adhik ab thaharean,
sakshi n hoan, nyay-mandir mean,
kalindi ki laharean.
dor khianch mat shor macha,
mat bahak, laga mat jor,
maanjhi, thah dekhakar a,
too manas tat ki or.
kaun ga utha? are!
kare kyoan ye putaliyaan adhir?
isi kaid ke bandi haian,
ve shyamal-gaur-sharir.
palakoan ki chik par,
hrittal ke chhoot rahe favvare,
ni:shvasean pankhe jhalati haian,
unase mat guanjare;
yahi vyadhi meri samadhi hai,
yahi rag hai tyag;
kroor tan ke tikhe shar,
mat chhede mere bhag.
kale aantasthal se chhooti,
kalindi ki dhar,
putali ki nauka par,
layi maian diladar utar,
badaban tani palakoan ne,
ha! yah kya vyapar!
kaise dhooandhoo hriday-sindhu mean,
chhoot p di patavar !
bhooli jati hooan apane ko,
pyare, mat kar shor,
bhag nahian, gah lene de,
apane ambar ka chhor.
are biki bedam kahaan maian,
huee b di takasir,
dhoti hooan; jo bana chuki
hooan putali mean tasavir;
darati hooan dikhalayi p dati,
teri usamean bansi
kuanj kutire, yamuna tire
too dikhata jadubansi.
aparadhi hooan, manjul moorat
taki, ha! kyoan taki?
banamali hamase n dhulegi
aisi baanki jhaanki.
ari khod kar mat dekhe,
ve abhi panap paye haian,
b de dinoan mean khare jal se,
kuchh aankur aye haian,
patti ko masti lane de,
kalika kadh jane de,
antar tar ko, ant chir kar,
apani par ane de,
hi-tal bedh, samast khed taj,
maian dau di aooangi,
nil siandhu-jal-dhaut charan
par chadhakar kho jaooangi.
