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Lo Din Bitaa, Lo Raat Gayee
lo din beetaa, lo raat gaee,
sooraj Dhalakar pachchhim pahu(n)chaa,
Doobaa, sandhyaa aaee, chhaaee,
     sau sandhyaa-see vah sandhyaa thee,
kyon uThate-uThate sochaa thaa,
     din men hogee kuchh baat naee.
lo din beetaa, lo raat gaee.

dheeme-dheeme taare nikale,
dheere-dheere nabh men phaile,
     sau rajanee-see vah rajanee thee
kyon sandhyaa ko yah sochaa thaa,
     nishi men hogee kuchh baat naee.
lo din beetaa, lo raat gaee.

chiḌiyaa(n) chahakeen, kaliyaa(n) mahakee,
poorab se phir sooraj nikalaa,
     jaise hotee thee subah huee,
kyon sote-sote sochaa thaa,
     hogee praata: kuchh baat naee.
lo din beetaa, lo raat gaee.
- Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Ref: Sopaan
Pub: B.P.Thakur
Leader Press, Allahabad

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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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