sadiyoan ki thandi - bujhi rakh sugabuga uthi,
mitti sone ka taj pahan ithalati hai;
do rah, samay ke rath ka gharghar - nad suno,
sianhasan khali karo ki janata ati hai.
janata? haan, mitti ki abodh mooratean vahi,
jade - pale ki kasak sada sahane vali,
jab aang - aang mean lage saanp ho choos rahe
tab bhi n kabhi muanh khol dard kahane vali.
janata? haan, lanbi - badi jibh ki vahi kasam,
"janata, sachamuch hi, badi vedana sahati hai."
"so thik, magar, akhir, is par janamat kya hai?"
'hai prashn goodh janata is par kya kahati hai?"
mano, janata hi phool jise ahasas nahian,
jab chaho tabhi utar saza lo donoan mean;
athava koee doodhamuanhi jise bahalane ke
jantar - mantar simit hoan char khilaunoan mean.
lekin hota bhoodol, bavandar uthate haian,
janata jab kopakul ho bhrikuti chadhati hai;
do rah, samay ke rath ka gharghar - nad suno,
sianhasan khali karo ki janata ati hai.
huankaroan se mahaloan ki nianv ukh d jati,
saansoan ke bal se taj hava mean u data hai,
janata ki roke rah, samay mean tav kahaan?
vah jidhar chahati, kal udhar hi mu data hai.
abdoan, shatabdiyoan, sahastrabd ka aandhakar
bita; gavaksh aanbar ke dahake jate haian;
yah aur nahian koee, janata ke svapn ajay
chirate timir ka vaksh um date jate haian.
sab se virat janatantr jagath ka a pahuancha,
taiantis koti - hit sianhasan tay karo
abhishek aj raja ka nahian, praja ka hai,
taiantis koti janata ke sir par mukut dharo.
arati liye too kise dhooandhata hai moorakh,
mandiroan, rajaprasadoan mean, tahakhanoan mean?
devata kahian s dakoan par gitti to d rahe,
devata mileange khetoan mean, khalihanoan mean.
phav de aur hal rajadand banane ko haian,
dhoosarata sone se shrriangar sajati hai;
do rah, samay ke rath ka gharghar - nad suno,
sianhasan khali karo ki janata ati hai.