jeevan mein kitana soonaapan
path nirjan hai, ekaakee hai,
ur mein mitane ka aayojan
saamane pralay kee jhaankee hai
vaanee mein hai vishaad ke kan
praanon mein kuchh kautoohal hai
smrti mein kuchh besudh-see kampan
pag asthir hai, man chanchal hai
yauvan mein madhur umangen hain
kuchh bachapan hai, naadaanee hai
mere rasaheen kapaalo par
kuchh-kuchh peeda ka paanee hai
aankhon mein amar-prateeksha hee
bas ek maatr mera dhan hai
meree shvaason, nihshvaason mein
aasha ka chir aashvaasan hai
meree soonee daalee par khag
kar chuke band karana kalarav
jaane kyon mujhase rooth gaya
mera vah do din ka vaibhav
kuchh-kuchh dhundhala sa hai ateet
bhaavee hai vyaapak andhakaar
us paar kahaan? vah to keval
man bahalaane ka hai vichaar
aage, peechhe, daayen, baayen
jal rahee bhookh kee jvaala yahaan
tum ek or, doosaree or
chalate phirate kankaal yahaan
is or roop kee jvaala mein
jalate anaginat patange hain
us or pet kee jvaala se
kitane nange bhikhamange hain
is or saja madhu-madiraalay
hain raas-rang ke saaj kaheen
us or asankhy abhaage hain
daane tak ko muhataaj kaheen
is or atrpti kanakhiyon se
saalas hai mujhe nihaar rahee
us or saadhana path par
maanavata mujhe pukaar rahee
tumako paane kee aakaanksha
unase mil mitane mein sukh hai
kisako khojoon, kisako paoon
asamanjas hai, dussah dukh hai
ban-banakar mitana hee hoga
jab kan-kan mein parivartan hai
sambhav ho yahaan milan kaise
jeevan to aatm-visarjan hai
satvar samaadhi kee shayya par
apana chir-milan mila loonga
jinaka koee bhee aaj nahin
mitakar unako apana loonga.