Pravaasee Geet

chalo, ghar chalen,
lauT chalen ab us dharatee par;
jahaa(n) abhee tak baaT tak rahee
jyotiheen geele nayanon se
(jinamen hain bhaviShy ke sapane
kal ke hee beete sapanon se),
aa(n)chal men maatRtv sameTe,
maa(n) kee kSheeN, TooTatee kaayaa.
vRddh pitaa bhee thakaa paraajit
kintu pravaasee putr n aayaa.
saa(n)sen bhee bojhil lagatee hain
us booḌhee durbal chhaatee par.
chalo, ghar chalen,
lauT chalen ab us dharatee par.

chalo, ghar chalen,
lauT chalen ab us dharatee par;
jahaa(n) bahan kee kaatar aa(n)khen
taak rahee hain neelaa ambar.
aa(n)soo se miT gaee usee kee
sajee huee alpanaa dvaar par.
soonaa rahaa dooj kaa aasan,
chaa(n)d sareekhaa bhaaee n aayaa.
apanee seemaaon men bandee,
ek pravaasee lauT n paayaa.
sookh gayaa rochanaa haa(n)th men,
bikhar gaye chaaval ke daane.
chhoTee bahan udaas, ruvaasee,
bhaiyaa aaye naheen manaane.
ab to kitanee dhool jam gaee
raakhee kee resham Doree par.
chalo, ghar chalen,
lauT chalen ab us dharatee par.

chalo, ghar chalen,
lauT chalen ab us dharatee par.
kitanaa viSham, vivash hai jeevan!
rozagaar ke kitane bandhan!
keval ek patr aayaa hai,
chhoTaa saa sandesh aayaa hai,
bahut vyast hain, aa n sakenge.
shaayad agale saal milenge.
ek varSh kee aur prateekShaa,
mamataa kee yah vikaT pareekShaa.
dheere dheere diye bujh rahe
hain aashaaon kee deharee par.
chalo, ghar chalen,
lauT chalen ab us dharatee par.

chalo, ghar chalen,
lauT chalen ab us dharatee par.
agalaa saal kahaa(n) aataa hai
aakhir sab kuchh kho jaataa hai
antaraal kee gaharaaee men.
jeevan to chalataa rahataa hai
bheeḌ bhaaḌ kee tanahaaee men.
naee naee mahifilen lagengee,
naye dost ahabaab milenge.
is mithyaa maayaa nagaree men
naye saazo-saamaan sajenge.
lekin phir vah baat n hogee,
jo apane hain, vah n rahenge.
ghar kaa vah maahaul n hogaa,
ye beete kShaN mil n sakenge.
vartamaan to jal jaataa hai
kaal devataa kee kaaThee par.
chalo, ghar chalen,
lauT chalen ab us dharatee par.

chalo, ghar chalen,
lauT chalen ab us dharatee par.
jahaa(n) abhee bhee pyaar milegaa,
rooThe to manuhaar milegaa,
apane sar kee kasam milegee,
naazuk saa isaraar milegaa.
holee aur divaalee hogee,
raakhee kaa tyohaar milegaa.
saavan kee bauchhaar milegee,
madhurim megh-malhaar milegaa.
dhunak dhunak Dholak kee dhun par
kajaree kaa upahaar milegaa.
ek saral sansaar milegaa,
ek Thos aadhaar milegaa
ek aTal vishvaas jagegaa,
apanee praamaaNik hastee par.
chalo, ghar chalen,
lauT chalen ab us dharatee par.

chalo, ghar chalen,
lauT chalen ab us dharatee par.
pooree hotee naheen prateekShaa,
kabhee pravaasee lauT n paaye.
kitanaa rotee rahee yashodaa,
gaye dvaarakaa shyaam n aaye.
dasharath gae sidhaar chitaa, par
raam gae vanavaas, n aaye.
kitane rakShaabandhan beete,
bhaiyaa gaye videsh, n aaye.
ambar ek, ek hai pRthvee,
phir bhee desh-desh dooree par.
chalo, ghar chalen,
lauT chalen ab us dharatee par.

chalo, ghar chalen,
lauT chalen ab us dharatee par.
jahaa(n) prateekShaa karate karate
sookh gaee aa(n)soo kee saritaa.
udvelit, utpeeḌit man ke
aahat sapanon kee aakulataa.
takate takate baaT, chitaa par.
raakh ho gaee maa(n) kee mamataa.
door gagan ke paar gaee vah
aa(n)khon men le sirph vivashataa.
ek phool hee arpit kar den
us sookhee, jarjar asthee par.
chalo, ghar chalen,
lauT chalen ab us dharatee par.

chalo, ghar chalen,
lauT chalen ab us dharatee par.
jahaa(n) abhee vah raakh milegee,
jisamen nihit ek snehil chhavi,
smRtiyon ke komal svar men
madhur madhur loree gaayegee.
aur usee aa(n)chal men chhip kar,
kisee pravaasee man kee peeḌaa,
yugon yugon kee yah vyaakulataa,
pighal pighal kar bah jaayegee.
ek alaukik shaanti milegee.
aa(n)kh moo(n)d kar so jaayenge,
sar rakh kar maa(n) kee miTTee par.
chalo, ghar chalen,
lauT chalen ab us dharatee par.

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