ie`k:
mOlw moV bhwrW tihkx Pu`l-klIAW[
rumkx sMdlI subk AdwvW rWglIAW[
rwhznIAW dy izMmy lweIAW
rwhbrIAW,
Amn-Amwn ilAOx ibTweIAW DWdlIAW[
vhdq dw mwhOl auswrn vwly vI,
zihr AwlUdw vrq rhy SbdwvlIAW[
Apxy Kwsy ivrsy bwry icMqq ny,
BYrvIAW, iSvrMjxIAW kI guxklIAW[
z^mI mMjr bwry jd vI bulH KolHy,
qVpy ivAwkul Sbd sxy ArQwvlIAW[
nvyN svyry nvyN BulyKy pw rhIAW,
sMgq-drSn jodVIAW
SrDWjlIAW[
gwi&l nUM AslIAq dw dsqUr
khy,
^wbIN s&r mukwieAw mMzlW kd imlIAW[
do:
Aw bYTy hW dUr Bly hI Apxy Gr
qoN,
pr neIN auTdI Xwd inmwxI Gr dy dr qoN[
AMimRqsrIey vsdy ny lwhOr dy idl
ivc,
dUr nhIN lwhOr invwsI AMimRqsr qoN[
bwhr qoN neIN huMdw eynw ^qrw
^dSw,
ijMnw ^dSw huMdw AMdr pldy fr qoN[
Gr nUM SrqIN bMnH ky kd qk r`KU
AwgU,
Awp iPry jo bwZI hoieAw hr iek SrqoN[
mUrK koloN im`qr nUM vI ^dSw
rihMdw,
fr nw koeI duSmn nUM vI dwinSvr qoN[
AslIAq nUM ApxI mMizl iml qW
jWdI,
jy nw Tyfw lgdw isAwsI bwzIgr qoN[
mihkW pvn sMgIq leI neIN, jy kr
h`dW,
Swier ny kI lYxw vlgxhwry Gr qoN[
iqMn:
ikhVI g`l qy mwn kry qkdIr hvw
dI,
Aw^r ikrdI dyKI hr qwmIr hvw dI[
rUh dI g`l nw CyVo ieh Awzwd Azl
qoN,
ijsm nUM bySk smJ lvo jwgIr hvw dI[
bMdw kyfw gwi&l hub hub bMdI
bxdY,
Apxy h`QIN Awp sjw jMjIr hvw dI[
AklW vwly ik`Qy ies nUM pVHny
jogy,
Awir& hI koeI pVH skdY qihrIr hvw dI[
b`icE! jy bc huMdw ies prdUSx
koloN,
j`g nUM cOks krdI ey nksIr hvw dI[
AwKxgy by-bwk sdw hr
dOr dy pMny,
krdy ny pRvwh kdoN sqbIr hvw dI[
Swier jyf mus`ivr ikhVw hoxw
Xwro,
Swier qW rc skdw ey qsvIr hvw dI[
cwr (Coty bihr dw rMg):
klH qy bhuqw nwz krIN nw[
A`j nUM nzrAMdwz krIN nw [
Xog jgHw deIN dwinSvr nUM,
Aihmk dy ieAzwz krIN nw[
hW hW dyKIN? AjnbIAW nUM,
kwhlI ivc hmrwz krIN nw[
ieqr-PulylI suhbq vyly,
sMgI lsx ipAwz krIN nw[
APvwhW qoN bc ky ivcrIN,
pYdw nvyN muhwz krIN nw[
by-kdrW dy sOhyN AYvyN,
z^mI hUk drwz krIN nw[
'by-sur' sur dI
sur dw socIN,
sur sur nUM nwswz krIN nw[
ibn sMvry nw SISw dyKIN,
jW ies qy ieqrwz krIN nw[
(5
PrvrI 2002)