ma$sqalaÁ jaIvana kI dao kivataeM

ek GaD,a panaI
Aa[e —
[sa p`acaIna pva-t – EaRMKlaa ko par
ijatnaI dUr BaI jaa sakoM Aap
rotIlao QaaoraoM maoM ibaKrI ekakI ZaiNayaaoM ko baIca
jahaM ZaNaI maoM ek GaD,a panaI hI
]sakI pUMjaI haota hO‚
saUrja‚ caaMd AaOr isataro haoto hOM
]jaasa ko Aaidma s~aot —
ibajalaI isaf- baadlaaoM maoM inavaasa krtI hO
AaOr panaI pRqvaI kI Atla gahra[yaaoM maoM maaOna
                    dula-Ba dovataÑ

AaOr igalao – iSakvao kI baat nahIM hO
Aanao kao laaoga Aksar Aa jaato hOM
forI kI tja- pr AaOr laaOT jaato hOM
]sa AjanabaI saOlaanaI kI trh
jaao naja,araoM kI Kaoja maoM
BaTkta ifrta hO AaKo jahana maoMÑ

]nhoM Apnao irsaalaaoM
AaOr baonaUr dIvaaraoM kI Kaitr
kuC tsvaIroM laonaI haotI hOM na[- —
sajaanaI haotI hO
ApnaI saUnaI AaOr baojaana [maartaoM kI Saana
]nhoM AakiYa-t krto hOM
baUMd – baUMd panaI ko ilayao
trsatI rot ko dula-Ba drsaava
AaOr isar pr GaD,a ]zae
psaInao sao tr – batr
pinahairnaaoM ka Clakta ]llaasa
]naka tar – tar pirQaanaÑ

vao nahIM jaana pato
ApnaI inayaaoijat yaa~a maoM
raojaI AaOr jaIvaarI ko ilayao
BaTkto [Msaana kI saaMsat —
ek GaD,a panaI ko ilayao
dUr tk jaatI ixaitja ko par—
AakaSa AaOr patala ek krtI
           GarnaI AaOr ZaNaI kI

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KojaD,I
baalaU rot kI BaIgaI thaoM maoM
ek baar jaba bana jaato hOM ]ganao ko Aasaar
vah ]z KD,I haotI hO kala ko
               AnthIna ivastar maoM‚
tuma raop kr doK laao ]sao iksaI zaMva
vah saaMsa ko AaiKrI isaro tk
banaI rhogaI sajaIva ]saI zaOr—
ApnaI baotrtIba saI jaD,aoM ko saharo
qaama laogaI imaT\TI kI saamaqya-
]trtI calaI jaayaogaI prtaoM maoM 
              — saMiQayaaoM ko par
saUK nahIM jaayaogaI namaI ko Saaok maoMÑ

maaOsama kI phlaI baairSa ko baad
jaOsao ]jaaD, maoM ]ga AatI hOM
ikisama – ikisama kI Gaasa‚
lataeM‚ paOQa kMTIlaI JaaiD,yaaM
vah AvaraoQa nahIM banatI iksaI ko Aaraoh maoM

ijana kamtodar paOQaaoM kao
krInao sao sajaa kr ibazayaa jaata hO
GaraoM kI saIiZ,yaaoM pr Saana sao
]nasao kao[- Adavat nahIM rKtI
vah ApnaI davaodarI ko naama pr —
[%maInaana sao baZ,tI hO
]magatI pi<ayaaoM maoM Saant‚ Ant-laIna.

@yaairyaaoM maoM sahoja kr ]gaa[- jaa saktI hOM
fUlaaoM kI Anaok p`jaaityaaM
naumaa[Sa ko naama pr pnapae jaa sakto hOM
gamalaaoM maoM BaaMit – BaaMit ko baaOnao‚ bandI poD,
]nasao rMca maa~ BaI rSk nahIM rKtI
              — yah doSaI paOQa—
]sao pnapnao ko ilayao
nahIM haotI sajaIlao gamalaaoM kI drkar
]sao tao Kulao Kot kI gaaod AaOr
saImaa pr qaaoD,I saI inarapd zaOr
              salaamat caaihyao SauÉAat maoMÑ

basa [tnaa – saa sad\Baava —
ik AkarNa kao[- raOMd nahIM Dalao
]na ]gato idnaaoM maoM yah nanha Aakar
        kao[- kaT Dalao inata[- ko for maoM‚
ApnaI ja,maIna sao baodKla
khIM nahIM pnapogaI [sakI saaK
Anacaaho banQana maoM baMQakr
nahIM ijayaogaI KojaD,IÑ

nand BaarWaja