madhur malay mein yaheen
goonjee thee ek vah jo taan
letee hiloren thee samudr kee tarang see,–
utphull harsh se plaavit kar jaatee tat.
veena kee jhankrti mein smrti kee puraatan katha
jag jaatee hrday mein,–baadalon ke ang mein
milee huee rashmi jyon
nrty karatee aankhon kee
aparaajita-see shyaam komal putaliyon mein,
noopuron kee jhanakaar
karatee shiraon mein sancharit aur gati
taal-moorchchhanaon sadhee.
adharon ke praantaron pr khelatee rekhaen
saras tarang-bhang letee huee haasy kee.
bankim-vallariyon ko badhaakar
milanakay chumban kee kitanee ve praarthanaen
badhatee theen sundar ke samaaraadhy mukh kee or
trptiheen trshna se.
kitane un nayanon ne
prem pulakit hokar
diye the daan yahaan
mukt ho maan se!
krshnaadhan alakon mein
kitane premiyon ka yahaan pulak samaaya tha!
aabha mein poorn, ve badee badee aankhen,
pallavon kee chhaaya mein
baithee rahatee theen moorti nirbharata kee banee.
kitanee ve raaten
sneh kee baaten
rakkhe nij hrday mein
aaj bhee hain maun yahaan–
leen nij dhyaan mein.
yamuna kee kal dhvani
aaj bhee sunaatee hai vigat suhaag-gaatha;
tat ko baha kar vah
prem kee plaavit
karane kee shakti kahatee hai.