pata nahin kab, kaun, kahaan kis or mile
kis saanjh mile, kis subah mile!!
yah raah zindagee kee
jisase jis jagah mile
hai theek vahee, bas vahee ahaate menhadee ke
jinake bheetar
hai koee ghar
baahar prasann peelee kaner
baragad ooncha, zameen geelee
man jinhen dekh kalpana karega jaane kya!!
tab baith ek
gambheer vrksh ke tale
tatolo man, jisase jis chhor mile,
kar apane-apane tapt anubhavon kee tulana
ghulana milana!!
yah sahee hai ki chilachila rahe phaasale,
tez dupahar bhooree
sab or garam dhaar-sa rengata chala
kaal baanka-tirachha;
par, haath tumhaare mein jab bhee mitrata ka haath
phailegee baragad-chhaanh vahee
gaharee-gaharee sapaneelee-see
jisamen khulakar saamane dikhegee uras-sprsha
svargeey usha
laakhon aankhon se, gaharee antahkaran trsha
tumako nihaaratee baithegee
aatmeey aur itanee prasann,
maanav ke prati, maanav ke
jee kee pukaar
jitanee anany!
laakhon aankhon se tumhen dekhatee baithegee
vah bhavy trsha
itane sameep
jyon laaleebhara paas baitha ho aasamaan
aanchal phaila,
apanepan kee prakaash-varsha
mein rudhir-snaat hansata samudr
apanee gambheerata ke viruddh chanchal hoga.
mukh hai ki maatr aankhen hai ve aalokabharee,
jo satat tumhaaree thaah lie hoteen gaharee,
itanee gaharee
ki tumhaaree thaahon mein ajeeb halachal,
maano anajaane ratnon kee anapahachaanee-see choree mein
dhar lie gaye,
nij mein basane, kas lie gae.
tab tumhen lagega akasmaat,
………..
le pratibhaon ka saar, sphulingon ka samooh
sabake man ka
jo bana hai ek agni-vyooh
antastal mein,
us par jo chhaayee hain thandee
prastar-satahen
sahasa kaanpee, tadakeen, tooteen
au bheetar ka vah jvalat kosh
hee nikal pada !!
utkalit hua prajvalit kamal !!
yah kaisee ghatana hai…
ki svapn kee rachana hai.
us kamal-kosh ke paraag-star
par khada hua
sahasa hota prakat ek
vah shakti-purush
jo donon haathon aasamaan thaamata hua
aata sameep atyant nikat
aatur utkat
tumako kandhe par bithala le jaane kis or
na jaane kahaan va kitanee door !!
phir vahee yaatra sudoor kee,
phir vahee bhatakatee huee khoj bharapoor kee,
ki vahee aatmachetas antahsambhaavana,
…jaane kin khataron mein joojhe zindagee !!
apanee dhakadhak
mein dardeele phaile-phailepan kee mithaas,
ya nihsvaatmak vikaas ka yug
jisakee maanav gati ko sunakar
tum daudoge pratyek vyakti ke
charan-tale janapath banakar !!
ve aasthaen tumako daridr karavaayengee
ki dainy hee bhogoge
par, tum anany hoge,
prasann hoge !!
aatmeey ek chhavi tumhen nity bhatakaayegee
jis jagah, jahaan jo chhor mile
le jaegee…
…pata nahin, kab, kaun, kahaan, kis or mile.