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rat yoan kahane laga mujhase gagan ka chaand,
adami bhi kya anokha jiv hota hai!
ulajhanean apani banakar ap hi phansata,
aur phir bechain ho jagata, n sota hai.
janata hai too ki maian kitana purana hooan?
maian chuka hooan dekh manu ko janamate-marate;
aur lakhoan bar tujh-se pagaloan ko bhi
chaandani mean baith svapnoan par sahi karate.
adami ka svapn? hai vah bulabula jal ka;
aj uthata aur kal phir phoot jata hai;
kintu, phir bhi dhany; thahara adami hi to?
bulabuloan se khelata, kavita banata hai.
maian n bola, kintu, meri ragini boli,
dekh phir se, chaand! mujhako janata hai too?
svapn mere bulabule haian? hai yahi pani?
ag ko bhi kya nahian pahachanata hai too?
maian n vah jo svapn par keval sahi karate,
ag mean usako gala loha banati hooan,
aur us par nianv rakhati hooan naye ghar ki,
is tarah divar fauladi uthati hooan.
manu nahian, manu-putr hai yah samane, jisaki
kalpana ki jibh mean bhi dhar hoti hai,
ban hi hote vicharoan ke nahian keval,
svapn ke bhi hath mean talavar hoti hai.
svarg ke samrat ko jakar khabar kar de,
"roj hi akash chadhate ja rahe haian ve,
rokiye, jaise bane in svapn valoan ko,
svarg ki hi or badhate a rahe haian ve."