sun raha hoon
pahar-bhar se
anuranan —
maalavaahee khachcharon kee ghantiyon ke
nirantar yah
tilin-tin tin
tin-tina-tan-taan !
sun raha hoon anuranan !
aur sab soe hue hain
uma, somoo, basantee, shekhar, kamal…
sabhee to soe pade hain !
akele mein jag gaya hoon
sun raha hoon
maalavaahee khachcharon kee
ghantiyon ke anuranan
dooragaamee khachcharon kee
ghantiyon ke anuranan
shruti-madhur hai yah kvanan
mukhy path se door
ve pagadandiyaan hain
bhaaravaahee khachcharon ke
khuron se raundee huee hain
pahaadee graamaanchalon tak
trak to jaate nahin hain !
kaun un tak maal pahunchae
tel, cheenee, namak, aata —
gud ‘ya’ maachis — momabattee
dava-daaroo ya ki chaaval-daal
eedhan, loh-lakkad
saahabon kee kursiyaan tak
khachcharon kee peeth par hee ladee hoteen !
nikar ya bushashart..
redeemed saare
shishu-janochit
sabhee kuchh to
khachcharon kee peeth par hee lada rahata
pahunchata hai door-door…
pahaadee graamaanchalon tak…
kya pithauraagadh-bhuvaalee…
raaneekhet — almoda … kaheen bhee
pahunchane kee
nijee hee pagadandiyaan hain
khachcharon ke khuron se raundee huee
ve yugon tak
itar saadhaaran janon kee
path-pradarshak…
sun raha hoon
khachcharon kee
ghantiyon kee anuranan …
nity hee sunata rahoonga …
raatri ke antim prahar mein ….
bhaaravaahee khachcharon kee
ghantiyon ke anuranan —
taalamay, kramabaddh …