bhaavon ke aaveg prabal
macha rahe ur mein halchal.
kahte, ur ke baandh tod
svar-strotton mein bah-bah anajaan,
trn, taru, lata, anil, jal-thal ko
chha lenge ham banakar gaan.
par, hoon vivash, gaan se kaise
jag ko haay ! jagaoon main,
is tamistr yug-beech jyoti kee
kaun raaginee gaoon main?
baat johata hoon laachaar
aao svarasamraat ! udaar
pal bhar ko mere praanon mein
o viraat gaayak ! aao,
is vanshee par rasamay svar mein
yug-yug ke gaayan gao.
ve gaayan, jinke na aaj tak
gaakar sira saka jal-thal,
jinkee taan-taan par aakul
sihar-sihar uthata udu-dal.
aaj sarit ka kal-kal, chhal-chhal,
nirjhar ka aviral jhar-jhar,
paavas kee boondon kee rim-jhim
peele patton ka marmar,
jaladhi-saans, pakshee ke kalarav,
anil-sanan, ali ka gun-gun
meree vanshee ke chhidron mein
bhar do ye madhu-svar chun chun.
do aadesh, phoonk doon shrrngee,
uthen prabhaatee-raag mahaan,
teenon kaal dhvanit ho svar mein
jaagen supt bhuvan ke praan.
gat vibhooti, bhaavee kee aasha,
le yugadharm pukaar uthe,
sinhon kee ghan-andh guha mein
jaagrti kee hunkaar uthe.
jinka luta suhaag, hrday mein
unke daarun hook uthe,
cheekhoon yon ki yaad kar ritupati
kee koyal ro kook uthe.
priyadarshan itihaas kanth mein
aaj dhvanit ho kaavy bane,
vartamaan kee chitrapatee par
bhootkaal sambhaavy bane.
jahaan-jahaan ghan-timir hrday mein
bhar do vahaan vibha pyaaree,
durbal praanon kee nas-nas mein
dev! phoonk do chinagaaree.
aisa do varadaan, kala ko
kuchh bhee rahe ajey nahin,
rajkan se le paarijaat tak
koee roop agey nahin.
pratham khilee jo maghur jyoti
kavita ban tamasa-koolon mein
jo hansatee aa rahee yugon se
nabh-deepon, vanaphoolon mein;
soor-soor tulsee-shashi jiskee
vibha yahaan phailaate hain,
jiske bujhe kanon ko pa kavi
ab khadyot kahaate hain;
uskee vibha pradeept kare
mere ur ka kona-kona
chhoo de yadi lekhnee, dhool bhee
chamak uthe bankar sona.
mangal-aahvaan