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koyal – a poem by Dinkar

kaisa hoga vah nandan-van?
sakhi! jisakee svarn-tatee se too svar mein bhar-bhar laatee madhukan.
kaisa hog vah nandan-van?

kunkum-ranjit paridhaan kiye,
adharon par mridu musakaan lie,
girija nirjharinee ko rangane
kanchan-ghat mein saamaan liye.

nat nayan, laal kuchh gaal kiye,
pooja-hit kanchan-thaal liye,
dhotee yauvan ka bhaar, arun
kaumaary-vindu nij bhaal diye.

svarnim dukool phaharaatee-see,
alasit, surabhit, madamaatee-see,
doobon se haree-bharee bhoo par
aatee shodashee usha sundar.

hansata nirjhar ka upal-kool
lakh trin-taru par nav chhavi-dukool;
talahatee choomatee charan-renu,
ugate pad-pad par amit phool.

tab trn-jhurmut ke beech kahaan dete hain pankh bhigo himakan?
kis shaant tapovan mein baithee too rachatee geet saras, paavan?
yauvan ka pyaar-bhara madhuvan,
khelata jahaan hansamukh bachapan,
kaisa hoga vah nandan-van?

giri ke padatal par aas-paas
makhamalee doob karatee vilaas.
bhaavuk parvat ke ur se jhar
bah chalee kaavyadhaara (nirjhar)

hariyaalee mein ujiyaalee-see
pahane doorva ka harit cheer
nav chandramukhee matavaalee-see;

pad-pad par chhitaraatee dulaar,
ban harit bhoomi ka kanth-haar.

tanata bhoo par shobha-vitaan,
gaate khag drum par madhur gaan.
akula uthatee gambheer disha,
chup ho sunate giri laga kaan.

romanthan karatee mirgee kaheen,
koodate ang par mrg-kumaar,
avagaahan kar nirjhar-tat par
lete hain kuchh mrg pad pasaar.

teelon par charatee gaay saral,
go-shishu peete maata ka than,
rishi-baalaen le-le laghu ghat
hans-hans karateen drum ka sinchan.

taru-tal sakhiyon se ghiree huee, valkal se kas kuch ka ubhaar,
virahini shakuntala aansu se likhatee man kee peeda apaar,
oopar patton mein chhipee huee too usaka mrdu hrdayaspandan,
apane geeton ka kadiyon mein bhar-bhar karatee koojit kaanan.
vah saam-gaan-mukharit upavan.
jagatee kee baalasmriti paavan!
vah tap-kanan! vah nandan-van!

kin kaliyon ne bhar dee shyaama,
tere su-kanth mein yah mithaas?
kis indr-paree ne sikha diya
svar ka kampan, lay ka vilaas?

bhaavon ka yah vyaakul pravaah,
antaratam kee yah madhur taan,
kis vijan vasant-bhare van mein
sakhi! mila tujhe svargeey gaan?

the naha rahe chaandanee-beech jab giri, nirjhar, van vijan, gahan,
tab vanadevee ke saath baith kab kiya kahaan sakhi! svar-saadhan?
pariyon ka vah shringaar-sadan!
kavitaamay hai jisaka kan-kan!
kaisa hoga vah nandan-van!

1933

koyal

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