mera sajal
mukh dekh lete!
yah karun
mukh dekh lete!
setu shooloan ka bana baandha virah-barish ka jal
phool ki palakean banakar pyaliyaan baanta halahal!
dukhamay sukh
sukh bhara duahkh
kaun leta poochh, jo tum,
jval-jal ka desh dete!
nayan ki nilam-tula par motiyoan se pyar tola,
kar raha vyapar kab se mrityu se yah pran bhola!
bhrantimay kan
shrantimay kshan-
the mujhe varadan, jo tum
maang mamata shesh lete!
pad chale, jivan chala, palakean chali, spandan rahi chal
kintu chalata ja raha mera kshitij bhi door dhoomil .
aang alasit
pran vij dit
manati jay, jo tumhian
hans har aj anek dete!
ghul gee in aansuoan mean dev jane kaun hala,
jhoomata hai vishv pi-pi ghoomati nakshatr-mala;
sadh hai tum
ban saghan tum
surang avagunthan utha,
gin aansuoan ki rakh lete!
shithil charanoan ke thakit in noopuroan ki karun runajhun
virah ki itihas kahati, jo kabhi pate subhag sun;
chapal pad dhar
a achal ur!
var dete mukti, kho
nirvan ka sandesh dete!