Jab Purab Mein Nil Ambar Par Ek Kafuri Phul Khila

Krishna Kumar Toor

jab purab men niil ambar par ik kafuri phuul khila

raat guzarne ke gham men taron ne hiira chaaT liya

lok parlok pe phail rahi hai yadon ki chanchal ḳhushbu

dhyan ke Thahre sagar men kis ne phir kankar phenk diya

us ke narm madhur bolon ne dil par chhavni chha.i thi

ya tapti sukhi dharti par chhajon hi menh barsa tha

jal vahi hai amrit jal jis se janm janm ki pyaas bujhe

chahe vo pachchhim ka ‘thames’ ho chahe vo purab ki ganga

kya jaane kya baat thi lekin ham jab pahli baar mile

vo bhi khaḌi rahi gum-sum si aur main bhi chup chaap raha

jab bhi ‘tur’ use DhunDne ko gahre banon men jaata huun

ik avaz ye kahti hai mujh se murakh ghar ko vapas ja