devi ji kahane lagian, kar ghooanghat ki a d
hamako dikhalae nahian, tumane kabhi paha d
tumane kabhi paha d, hay takadir hamari
isase to achchha, maian nar hoti, tum nari
kahan ‘kaka’ kaviray, josh tab hamako aya
manachitr bharat ka lakar unhean dikhaya
dekho isamean dhyan se, hal ho gaya saval
yah shimala, yah masoori, yah hai nainital
yah hai nainital, kaho ghar baithe-baithe-
dikhala die paha d, bahadur haian ham kaise ?
kahan ‘kaka’ kavi, chay pio au’ biskut kutaro
paha d kya haian, utaro, chadho, chadho, phir utaro
yah sunakar ve ho geean l dane ko taiyar
mere batue mean p de, tumase mard hazar
tumase mard hazar, mujhe samajha hai bachchi ?
bahaka loge kavita gadhakar jhoothi-sachchi ?
kahan ‘kaka’ bhayabhit hue ham unase aise
aparadhi ho kotaval ke sammukh jaise
aga-pichha dekhakar karake soch-vichar
hamane unake samane dal die hathiyar
dal die hathiyar, ajna sir par dhari
chale masoori, ratri deharadoon gujari
kahan ‘kaka’, kaviray, rat-bhar p di nahian kal
choos ge sab khoon deharadooni khatamal
subah masoori ke lie bas mean hue savar
khaee-khandak dekhakar, chadhane laga bukhar
chadhane laga bukhar, le rahian ve ubakaee
nianboo-chooran-chatani kuchh bhi kam n aee
kahan ‘kaka’, ve boanli, dil mera bekal hai
hamane kaha ki pati se l dane ka yah phal hai
unaka ‘mood’ kharab tha, chitt hamara khinn
nagarapalika ka tabhi aya sima-chihn
aya sima-chihn, ruka motar ka pahiya
lao taiks, pratyek savari dedh rupaiya
kahan ‘kaka’ kavi, ham donoan haian ek savari
adhe ham haian, adhi ardhaangini hamari
bas ke adde par kh de kuli pahanakar paiant
hamean khianchakar le ge, hotal ke ejeant
hotal ke ejeant, p de jivan ke lale
donoan baanhean khianch rahe, do hotal vale
ek kahe mere hotal ka bha da kam hai
dooja bola, mere yahaan ‘phlaish-sistam’ hai
he bhagavan ! bachaie, karo kripa ki chhaanh
ye ukha d le jaeange, aj hamari baanh
aj hamari baanh, dau dakar ao aise
tumane raksha kari grah se gaj ki jaise
kahan ‘kaka’ kavi, pulis-roop dharake prabhu ae
chakr-sudarshan chho d, hath mean hantar lae
rakh dadhi par hath ham, dekh rahe mazadoor
rikshevale ne kaha, adavarj hujoor
adavarj hujoor, rakhooan bistara-tokari ?
masajid mean dilava dooan tumako muft kothari ?
kahan ‘kaka’ kavi, kya bakata hai ga divale
sabhi miyaan samajhe haian tumane dadhi vale ?
chale ge aangarej par, chho d ge nij chhap
bharatiy sanskriti yahaan sisak rahi chupachap
sisak rahi chupachap, biviyaan ghoom rahi haian
paiant pahanakar ‘malarod’ par jhoom rahi haian
kahan ‘kaka’, jab dekhoge lalloo ke dada
dhokhe mean p d jaoge, nar hai ya mada
bivi ji par ho gaya phaisan bhoot savar
sande ko sa di bandhi, mande ko salavar
mande ko salavar, b aaubakat bal dekhie
deshi gho di, chalati iangalish chal dekhie
kahan ‘kaka’, phir sahab hi kyoan rahean achhoote
ath kot, das paiant, atharah jo di joote
bhool ge nij sabhyata, badal gaya paridhan
pashchaty rang mean rangi, bharatiy santan
bharatiy santan ro rahi mata hiandi
aj suhagin nari lagana bhooli biandi
kahan ‘kaka’ kavi, bolo bachcho daidi-mammi
mata aur pita kahane ki pratha nikammi
mitr hamare mil ge kaiptin gho dasiang
khianch le ge ‘riank’ mean dekhi sketiang
dekhi sketiang, hriday ham masal rahe the
chanpo ke sang mistar chanpoo phisal rahe the
kaki boli-kyoan ji, ye kis tarah ludhakate
chabhi bhari huee hai ya bijali se chalate ?
hath jo d hamane kaha, lalaji tum dhany
jivan-bhar karate raho, isi koti ke puny
isi koti ke puny, nam bharat mean pao
bina tikat, vaikuanth-dham ko sidhe jao
kahan kaki lalakar-are yah kya le ae
buddhoo ho tum, pani ke paise de ae ?
halavaee kahane laga, pher mooanchh par hath
doodh aur jal ka raha adikal se sath
adikal se sath, kaun isase bach sakata ?
mansoori mean khalis doodh nahian pach sakata
sun ‘kaka’, ham adha pani nahian milaean
pet phool das-bis yatri nit mar jaean
pani kahati ho ise, tum kaisi nadan ?
yah, mansoori ‘milk’ hai, jano amrit saman
jano amrit saman, agar khalis le ate
aj sham tak ham donoan nishchit mar jate
kahan ‘kaka’, yah sunakar aur chadh gaya para
garm hueean ve, hriday khaulane laga hamara
unaka mukh da krodh se hua lal tarabooj
aur hamari buddhi ka balb ho gaya phyooj
balb ho gaya phyooj, doodh hai athava pani
yah masala ganbhir bahut hai, meri rani
kahan ‘kaka’ kavi, rashtrasangh mean le jaeange
athava is par ‘janamat-sangrah’ karavaeange
shitayuddh-sa chhi d gaya, badhane laga tanav
lalabujhakk d a ge, karane bich-bachav
karane bich-bachav, khol nij muanh ka phatak
ek saans mean sabhi doodh pi ge gatagat
kahan ‘kaka’, yah nyay dekhakar kaki boli-
chalo hatharas, mansoori ko maro goli
