sapnon ke mahakte aangan mein
kirnen na bikhren chahat ki

khushbu ne aankh kahan kholi
suni hain banhen qurbat ki

lajja ke komal adhron se
kab milan hua do shabdon ka

kab man-sagar mein jwar utha
kab chanda pighla sanson ka

kab titli ne kaliyon ka ras
pi kar tan ka shringar kiya

kab jagi aankhon ki bhasha
kab chahat ko aadhaar kiya

kab barkha barsi wadon ki
kab aasha ka aanchal bhiga

kab phul khile kab shakh jhuki
kab hua basanti tan gila

kab shakh pe dhadkan ki phuta
ankur qasmon ke mausam ka

kab gunja dil ki basti mein
sur indr-dhanush ki sargam ka

kitne sawan kitne bhado
jal gae samay ki agni mein

kab nim mein mithe aam lage
kab patthar pighla pani mein

sadiyon se ab tak zinda hai
dharti se ambar ki duri

har sine par ankit nikli
andhi rasmon ki majburi

har aankh mein patjhad ka mausam
har jism chita ki rakh hua

chandi sona be-mol bike
koi na sachchi sakh hua

kis ko apna manun aakhir
kis mukh par apna nam likhun

ye jiwan ek kora kaghaz
ab kis ko kya paigham likhun

champai lal nile pile
jo rang bhi dil ko bhate hain

sab pal do pal ka saya hain
sab mitti mein mil jate hain

kuchh jiwan banjar dharti par
be-maqsad jite rahte hain

aur pyas nahin bujhti un ki
bas aansu pite rahte hain

aasha be-nam sadaqat hai
sona mitti ho jata hai

jo bhi milta hai duniya mein
aakhir ek din kho jata hai