vo buḌha ik ḳhvab hai aur ik ḳhvab men aata rahta hai
is ke sar par an-dekha panchhi manDlata rahta hai
naTak ke kirdaron men kuchh sachche hain kuchh jhuTe hain
parde ke pichhe koi un ko samjhata rahta hai
basti men jab chak-gareban girya karte phirte hain
is mausam men ek rafu-gar hansta gaata rahta hai
har kirdar ke pichhe pichhe chal deta hai qissa-go
yunhi baiThe baiThe apna kaam baḌhata rahta hai
is din bhi jab basti men talvaren kam paḌ jaati hain
ek mudabbir ahan-gar zanjir banata rahta hai
avazon ki bhiiḌ men ik ḳhamosh musafir dhire se
na-manus dhunon men koi saaz bajata rahta hai
dekhne vaali ankhen hain aur dekh nahin patin kuchh bhi
is manzar men jaane kya kuchh aata jaata rahta hai
is dariya ki tah men ‘adil’ ek purani kashti hai
ik girdab musalsal us ka bojh baḌhata rahta hai
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