jahaan hrday mein baalyakaal kee kala kaumudee naach rahee thee,
kiranabaalika jahaan vijan-upavan-kusumon ko jaanch rahee thee,
jahaan vasantee-komal-kisalay-valay-sushobhit kar badhate the,
jahaan manjaree-jayakireet vanadevee kee stuti kavi padhate the,
jahaan milan-shinjan-madhugunjan yuvak-yuvati-jan man harata tha,
jahaan mrdul path pathik-janon kee hrday khol seva karata tha,
aaj usee jeevan-van mein ghan andhakaar chhaaya rahata hai,
daman-daah se aaj, haay, vah upavan murajhaaya rahata hai!
anutapa