jab gham ka andhera chhata hai jab duniya se ghabraati hun dil mera jab bhar aata hai jab yas-zada ho jati hun khud panw mera uth jata hai ganga ke kinare aati hun ye us ki chamak moti ki ladi ye us ki faza billor-numa ye us ki damak mar-mar jaisi ye us ki sapedi nur-numa ye us ki jhalak chandi si jadi ye us ki tajalli tur-numa ye us ki mahak phulon mein basi ye us ki nigahen hur-numa ye halke-halke kuchh naghme jo nazuk qatre gate hain ye saf achhute kuchh shishe jo maujon ko chamkate hain ye narm jhakole pani ke jo lahron mein bal khate hain ye sard hawaon ke jhonke jo ganga mein lahraate hain karte hain ajab hairan mujhe hai ruh mein paida kaifiyyat ho jate hain sakin sab jazbe hai qalb ki sakit ab haalat uthti hain jo maujen ithla ke hoti hai nazar ko ek hairat chalte hain jo pani ke jhaale badhti hai tabiat ki hasrat din-raat hi kyon sargarm-e-amal kyon chupke-chupke gati hai kyon dil mein machi hai ye halchal kyon halke-halke aati hai chitwan mein pade hain lakhon bal kis soch mein dubi jati hai chhae hain udasi ke baadal jazbaat mein lahren khati hai kya raaz hai tere dil mein nihan aa apna haal suna ganga sine mein hai makhfi gham ka dhuan kuchh apna raaz bata ganga hai rag tera bulbul ki fughan phir gham ki tan laga ganga kar mujh ko zara madhosh-e-bayan phir chupke-chupke ga ganga jo dard hai mere dil mein nihan kya is ka hua kuchh tujh pe asar sine mein jo shoale hain makhfi kya in ka haal khula tujh par jo aag hai mere dil mein lagi kya is ka uda hai koi sharar jo dard jigar mein hai mere kya is se tu bhi hui muztar aa apne watan ki izzat par kuchh ashk-e-yas bahaen hum aa hind ki sham-e-hasrat par ek shama-e-dard jalaen hum aa apni shikasta qismat par ro-ro ke sab ko rulaen hum aa qaum ki qabr-e-viran par do aansu mil ke chadhaen hum