kaun tum mere hRday men?
kaun meree kasak men nit
madhurataa bharataa alakShit?
kaun pyaase lochanon men
ghumaḌ ghir jharataa aparichit?
svarN svapnon kaa chiteraa
neend ke soone nilay men!
kaun tum mere hRday men?
anusaraN nishvaas mere
kar rahe kisakaa nirantar?
choomane padachinh kisake
lauTate yah shvaas phir phir?
kaun bandee kar mujhe ab
ba(n)dh gayaa apanee vijay me?
kaun tum mere hRday men?
ek karuN abhaav chir -
tRpti kaa sansaar sanchit,
ek laghu kShaN de rahaa
nirvaaN ke varadaan shat-shat;
paa liyaa mainne kise is
vedanaa ke madhur kray men?
kaun tum mere hRday men?
goonjataa ur men n jaane
door ke sangeet-saa kyaa!
aaj kho nij ko mujhe
khoyaa milaa vipareet-saa kyaa!
kyaa nahaa aaee virah-nishi
milan-madhadin ke uday men?
kaun tum mere hRday men?
timir-paaraavaar men
aalok-pratimaa hai akampit;
aaj jvaalaa se barasataa
kyon madhur ghanasaar surabhit?
sun rahee hoo(n) ek hee
jhankaar jeevan men, pralay men?
kaun tum mere hRday men?
mook sukh-dukh kar rahe
meraa nayaa shrRngaar-saa kyaa?
jhoom garvit svarg detaa -
nat dharaa ko pyaar-saa kyaa?
aaj pulakit sRShTi kyaa
karane chalee abhisaar lay men?
kaun tum mere hRday men?
