sooraj jab
kiranoan ke bij-ratn
dharati ke praangan mean
bokar
hara-thaka
sved-yukt
rakt-vadan
sindhu ke kinare
nij thakan mitane ko
ne git pane ko
aya,
tab nirmam us sindhu ne dubo diya,
oopar se laharoan ki aandhiyali chadar li dhaanp
aur shant ho raha.
lajja se arun huee
tarun dishaoan ne
avaran hatakar nihara drishy nirmam yah!
krodh se himalay ke vansh-varttiyoan ne
mukh-lal kuchh uthaya
phir maun sir jhukaya
jyoan – 'kya matalab?'
ek bar sahami
le kampan, romaanch vayu
phir gati se bahi
jaise kuchh nahian hua!
maian tatasth tha, lekin
eeshvar ki shapath!
sooraj ke sath
hriday doob gaya mera.
anagin kshanoan tak
stabdh kh da raha vahian
kshubdh hriday lie.
au' maian svayan doobane ko tha
svayan doob jata maian
yadi mujhako vishvas yah n hota –
'maian kal phir dekhooanga yahi soory
jyoti-kiranoan se bhara-poora
dharati ke urvar-anurvar praangan ko
jotata-bota hua,
hansata, khush hota hua.'
eeshvar ki shapath!
is aandhere mean
usi sooraj ke darshan ke lie
ji raha hooan maian
kal se ab tak!