kash na hota to achchha tha
aisa bhi hota hai jag mein

rab ke ham-sae ki aise
rab ke pujari jaan lete hain

din bada ghamgin sa tha wo
suraj bhi roya tha pahron

sadiyon ki wo raat ajab thi
jaise ruhen chikh rahi hun

subh ki chanchal hawa jo aai
jaane kis ko dhund rahi thi

baulai baulai si
phul parinde sab gum-sum the

pedon ke patte tak sakit
faslon ki baalin bhi chup thin

saryu ki aankhon ke aansu
jaane kyun na thamte the

nari baalak pir faqir
giyani aur updeshak bhi

sab hairan the sahme the sab
dubidha mein tha har koi

kaise kis ko munh dikhlae
mard-e-muqaddas lauh-purush

tir dhanush jab le kar lauta
tut chuka ho khud wo jaise

sharminda afsurda tha
zalim ko paraje karne wala

ismat-e-sita ka rakhwala
apna sab kuchh tyagne wala

raj dharm ka rakshak khud hi
khud apni nagri ke andar

bebas aur ranjida tha
kyun ki khud is ke apnon ne

us ki hi nagri mein aa kar
us ka hi dil tod diya tha

aaj bhi jab wo din aata hai
suraj chanda din aur raat

phul parinde khet ki faslen
baalak giyani pir faqir

sab gum-sum ho jate hain
suraj saryu sita mil kar

pahron nir bahate hain
ki raj-dharm ke rakshak ka dil

phir se toda jata hai