chir mukti n de paayee jisako, usako phir bandhan doo(n) to kyon?
madhumay prabhaat kee belaa men,
ravi ne sandhyaa kaa kiyaa mol;
tab kamal dalon ne bhanvaron ko,
nij bandeegRh se diyaa khol;
to bhee mere bhole bandee !
tum bhee nij ko aajaad karo;
phir saahas lekar ek baar,
soonee kuTiyaa aabaad karo !
main aatm-samarpaN kar n sakee, jhooThaa abhinandan doo(n) to kyon?
chir mukti n de paayee jisako, usako phir bandhan doo(n) to kyon?
shashi-taaraavali-saa vibhav jaan,
tum haath baḌhaaoge kabatak?
raahee do din kee manjil hai—
aakh़ir pachhataaoge kabatak?
meree virakti men nij kalpit
vishvaas chhipaaoge kabatak?
phir bhoolee bhaTakee bhoolon kee
ulajhan sulajhaaoge kabatak?
jisase aakarShit ho n sakee, usako aakarShaN doo(n) to kyon ?
chir mukti n de paayee jisako, usako phir bandhan doo(n) to kyon?
kyon jeevan abhinay kaa sahasaa
kar diyaa mujhe hee sootradhaar?
mere in kanpit haathon men
naayak kab hai saahas apaar?
lo shoony yavanikaa ke peechhe
nepathy kisee se bol uThaa :
'kShaN men honaa hai paTaakShep --
antim nirNay, antim pukaar.'
jab ban n bhoomikaa hee paayee, phir paT parivartan hoo(n) kyon?
chir mukti n de paayee jisako, usako phir bandhan doo(n) kyon?
tum denevaale bane rahe
main lenevaalee ban n sakee;
tum ban karuNaa kaa srot bahe
main usakaa jeevan ban n sakee;
apanee TooTee naukaa lekar
tum toophaanon men utar paD़e;
lekar ke tum utsarg gaye
main maun visarjan ban n sakee.
jisako abatak apanaa n sakee, usako apanaapan doo(n) to kyon?
chir mukti n de paayee jisako, usako phir bandhan doo(n) to kyon?
nishchit sukh-dukh kee seemaae(n),
aashaa kaa hotaa ant naheen;
kis jeevan patajhaḌ men aataa,
ha(n)s-ha(n)s kar punः basant naheen?
yah to anant kee raah pathik,
kab apane, apane rahe sadaa?
kalpanaa saty ho jaatee hai,
kab sapane, sapane rahe sadaa?
bhagavaan n jisakee ban paayee, phir poojaa archan loo(n) to kyon?
chir-mukti n de paayee jisako, usako phir bandhan doo(n) to kyon?
jab deepaavali kee pratham-jyoti
apanee hee lay men huee leen;
tab neerav-nayanon ke aage
aayee kisakee pratimaa-malin?
main bolee puNy-pujaaree ab
bhoolo tum phoolon kee susmRti;
lo bhasm lagaate baḌh jaao
yah isakee iti, isakee niShkRti.
tumane to rolee chaahee thee, badale men chandan doo(n) to kyon?
chir-mukti n de paayee jisako usako phir bandhan doo(n) to kyon?