दिया जलता रहा -गोपालदास नीरज

diya jalata raha -gopaladas niraj gopaladas niraj|200px|center kavi gopaladas niraj janm 4 janavari, 1925 mukhy rachanaean dard diya hai, pran git, asavari, git jo gae nahian, badar baras gayo, do git, nadi kinare, niraj ki pati, lahar pukare, muktaki, git-agit, vibhavari, sangharsh, aantaradhvani, badaloan se salam leta hooan, kuchh dohe niraj ke inhean bhi dekhean kavi soochi, sahityakar soochi

gopaladas niraj ki rachanaean madhupur ke ghanashyam -gopaladas niraj khushaboo si a rahi hai idhar zafaran ki -gopaladas niraj timir dhalega -gopaladas niraj tumhare bina arati ka diya yah -gopaladas niraj mera itihas nahian hai -gopaladas niraj pyar ki kahani chahie -gopaladas niraj svapn jhare phool se, mit chubhe shool se -gopaladas niraj tum jhoom jhoom gao -gopaladas niraj maian tumhean apana -gopaladas niraj aantim booand -gopaladas niraj tan ki havas -gopaladas niraj ab tum rootho -gopaladas niraj jivan jahaan -gopaladas niraj ab to mazahab -gopaladas niraj diya jalata raha -gopaladas niraj abhi n jao pran! -gopaladas niraj aj madahosh hua jae re -gopaladas niraj tum hi nahian mile jivan mean -gopaladas niraj ek tere bina pran o pran ke -gopaladas niraj o har subah jagane vale -gopaladas niraj do gulab ke phool chhoo ge jab se hoth apavan mere -gopaladas niraj kitani atripti hai -gopaladas niraj door se door talak ek bhi darakht n tha -gopaladas niraj kisalie aooan tumhare dvar? -gopaladas niraj jalao die par rahe dhyan itana -gopaladas niraj chalate-chalate thak ge pair -gopaladas niraj maian toofanoan me chalane ka adi hooan -gopaladas niraj yadi maian hota ghan savan ka -gopaladas niraj mujhako yad kiya jaega -gopaladas niraj sej par sadhean bichha lo -gopaladas niraj ab bulaooan bhi tumhean -gopaladas niraj tumane kitani nirdayata -gopaladas niraj vishv chahe ya n chahe -gopaladas niraj magar nithur n tum ruke -gopaladas niraj chhip-chhip ashru bahane valoan -gopaladas niraj tum divali ban kar -gopaladas niraj adami ko pyar do -gopaladas niraj besharam samay sharama hi jaega -gopaladas niraj niand bhi mere nayan -gopaladas niraj khag ! udate rahana jivan bhar! -gopaladas niraj basant ki rat -gopaladas niraj dhara ko uthao, gagan ko jhukao -gopaladas niraj jab bhi is shahar mean kamare se maian bahar nikala -gopaladas niraj prem ka n dan do -gopaladas niraj maian tumhean apana -gopaladas niraj pir meri, pyar ban ja ! -gopaladas niraj kitane din chalega? -gopaladas niraj lekin man azad nahian hai -gopaladas niraj mera git diya ban jae -gopaladas niraj tab meri pi da akulaee! -gopaladas niraj piya door hai n pas hai -gopaladas niraj aandhiyar dhal kar hi rahega -gopaladas niraj nari -gopaladas niraj karavaan guzar gaya -gopaladas niraj niraj ga raha hai -gopaladas niraj manav kavi ban jata hai -gopaladas niraj bahar aee -gopaladas niraj maian akanpit dip -gopaladas niraj prem-path ho n soona -gopaladas niraj saansoan ke musaphir -gopaladas niraj hai bahut aandhiyar ab sooraj nikalana chahiye -gopaladas niraj band karo madhu ki -gopaladas niraj muskurakar chal musaphir -gopaladas niraj ab tumhara pyar bhi -gopaladas niraj chhin li niand bhi mere nayan ki -gopaladas niraj

ji uthe shayad shalabh is as mean rat bhar ro ro, diya jalata raha. thak gaya jab prarthana ka puny, bal, so gayi jab sadhana hokar viphal, jab dhara ne bhi nahian dhiraj diya, vyang jab akash ne hansakar kiya, ag tab pani banane ke lie- rat bhar ro ro, diya jalata raha. ji uthe shayad shalabh is as mean rat bhar ro ro, diya jalata raha. bijaliyoan ka chir pahane thi disha, aandhiyoan ke par lagaye thi nisha, parvatoan ki baanh pak de tha pavan, sindhu ko sir par uthaye tha gagan, sab ruke, par priti ki arthi liye, aansuoan ka karavaan chalata raha. ji uthe shayad shalabh is as mean rat bhar ro ro, diya jalata raha. kaanpata tam, tharatharati lau rahi, ag apani bhi n jati thi sahi, lag raha tha kalp-sa har ek pal ban gayi thian sisakiyaan saansean vikal, par n jane kyoan umar ki dor mean pran bandh til til sada galata raha ? ji uthe shayad shalabh is as mean rat bhar ro ro, diya jalata raha. so maran ki niand nishi phir phir jagi, shool ke shav par kali phir phir ugi, phool madhupoan se bichhu dakar bhi khila, panth panthi se bhatakakar bhi chala par bichhu d kar ek kshan ko janm se ayu ka yauvan sada dhalata raha. ji uthe shayad shalabh is as mean rat bhar ro ro, diya jalata raha. dhool ka adhar har upavan liye, mrityu se shrriangar har jivan kiye, jo amar hai vah n dharati par raha, marty ka hi bhar mitti ne saha, prem ko amaratv dene ko magar, adami khud ko sada chhalata raha. ji uthe shayad shalabh is as mean rat bhar ro ro, diya jalata raha.