banaya hai chidiyon ne jo ghonsla
so ek ek tinka ikattha kiya

gaya ek hi bar suraj na dub
magar rafta rafta hua hai ghurub

qadam hi qadam tai hua hai safar
gain lahze lahze mein umren guzar

samundar ki lahron ka tanta sada
kinare se hai aa ke takra raha

samundar se dariya se uthti hai mauj
sada karti rahti hai dhawa ye fauj

kararun ko aakhir gira hi diya
chatanon ko bilkul safa-chat kiya

barasta jo meinh musla-dhaar hai
so ye nannhi bundon ki bauchhaar hai

darakhton ke jhund aur jangal ghane
yunhi patte pate se mil kar bane

hue reshe reshe se ban aur jhad
bana zarre zarre se mil kar pahad

laga dane dane se ghalle ka dher
pada lamhe lamhe se barson ka pher

jo ek ek pal kar ke din kat gaya
to ghadiyon hi ghadiyon baras ghat gaya

likha likhne wale ne ek ek harf
huin gaddiyan kitni kaghaz ki sarf

hui likhte likhte murattab kitab
isi par har ek shai ka samjho hisab

har ek ilm-o-fan aur kartab hunar
na tha pahle hi din se is dhang par

yunhi badhte badhte taraqqi hui
jo neza hai ab tha wo pahle sui

julahe ne joda tha ek ek tar
hue than jis ke gazon se shumar

yunhi phuiyon phuiyon bhare jhil tal
yunhi kaudi kaudi hua jama mal

agar thoda thoda karo subh o sham
bade se bada kaam bhi ho tamam