mahaarani laxmi-bai

gul-e-ra’na-o-dil-ara thi lakshmi
latif-o-jazib-o-zeba thi lakshmi
kai the rup us ke jalwe us ke
kabhi mariyam kabhi durga thi lakshmi


wo paidaish hi se ek surma thi
ladakpan se nidar mahila thi lakshmi
sipahi thi wo qudrat ki taraf se
mahaz-e-jang par yakta thi lakshmi


mahaarani thi phir bhi kab sukun tha
giriftar-e-gham-e-duniya thi lakshmi
nichhawar kardi apni jaan us ne
watan par aisi kuchh shaida thi lakshmi


wo aurat thi sipahi thi ki dewi
na puchho 'tahira' uf kya thi lakshmi