kaun meri kasak mean nit,
madhurata bharata alakshit?
kaun pyase lochanoan mean,
ghum d ghir jharata aparichit?
svarn-svapnoan ka chitera,
niand ke soone nilay mean!
kaun tum mere hriday mean?
anusaran ni:shvas mere,
kar rahe kisaka nirantar?
choomane padachihn kisake,
lautate yah shvas phir phir!
kaun bandi kar mujhe ab,
bandh gaya apani vijay mean?
kaun tum mere hriday mean?
ek karoon abhav mean chir-
tripti ka sansar sanchit,
ek laghu kshan de raha,
nirvan ke varadan shat shat!
pa liya maianne kise is,
vedana ke madhur kray mean?
kaun tum mere hriday mean?
gooanjata ur mean n jane
door ke sangit sa kya?
aj kho nij ko mujhe,
khoya mila, viparit sa kya?
kya naha aee virah-nishi,
milan-madhu-din ke uday mean?
kaun tum mere hriday mean?
timir-paravar mean,
alok-pratima hai akampit,
aj jvala se barasata,
kyoan madhur ghanasar surabhit?
sun rahian hooan ek hi,
jhankar jivan mean, pralay mean?
kaun tum mere hriday mean?
mook sukh du:kh kar rahe,
mera naya shrriangar sa kya?
jhoom garvit svarg deta -
nat dhara ko pyar sa kya?
aj pulakit srishti kya,
karane chali abhisar lay mean,
kaun tum mere hriday mean?