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Itne Oonche Utho
itane oo(n)che uTho ki jitanaa uThaa gagan hai.
      dekho is saaree duniyaa ko ek dRShTi se
      sinchit karo dharaa, samataa kee bhaav vRShTi se
           jaati bhed kee, dharm-vesh kee
           kaale gore rang-dveSh kee
           jvaalaaon se jalate jag men
itane sheetal baho ki jitanaa malay pavan hai..

naye haath se, vartamaan kaa roop sa(n)vaaro
nayee toolikaa se chitron ke rang ubhaaro
           naye raag ko nootan svar do
           bhaaShaa ko nootan akShar do
           yug kee nayee moorti-rachanaa men
itane maulik bano ki jitanaa svayan sRjan hai..

lo ateet se utanaa hee jitanaa poShak hai
jeerN-sheerN kaa moh mRtyu kaa hee dyotak hai
           toḌo bandhan, ruke n chintan
           gati, jeevan kaa saty chirantan
           dhaaraa ke shaashvat pravaah men
itane gatimay bano ki jitanaa parivartan hai.

chaah rahe ham is dharatee ko svarg banaanaa
agar kaheen ho svarg, use dharatee par laanaa
           sooraj, chaa(n)d, chaa(n)danee, taare
           sab hain pratipal saath hamaare
           do kuroop ko roop salonaa
itane sundar bano ki jitanaa aakarShaN hai..
- Dwarika Prasad Maheshwari
Pub: Indore University Press Pvt. Ltd.
30/7, Shakti Nagar, Delhi - 110007

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jhar-jhar bahate netron se,
kaun saa saty bahaa hogaa?
vo saty banaa aakhir paanee,
jo kaheen naheen kahaa hogaa.

jhalakatee see bechainee ko,
kitanaa dhikkaar milaa hogaa?
baad men soche hai insaan,
pahale andhaa-baharaa hogaa.

talaash kare yaa aas kare,
kis par vishvaas zaraa hogaa?
kitanaa gaharaa hogaa vo dukh,
mRtyu se jo Dhakaa hogaa.

hokar nam phir band ho gaeen,
aa(n)khon ne kyaa sahaa hogaa?
ho jisakaa kShaN-kShaN mRtyu,
ye jeevan deergh lagaa hogaa.

jo maun huaa sah-sahakar maun,
us maun kaa bhed kyaa hogaa?
n gyaat kisee ko bhed vo ab,
vo bhed jo saath gayaa hogaa.

kuchh sheSh naheen isake pashchaat,
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