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Prateekshaa
madhur prateekShaa hee jab itanee, priy tum aate tab kyaa hotaa?

maun raat is bhaanti ki jaise, koee gat veeNaa par baj kar,
abhee-abhee soee khoee-see, sapanon men taaron par sir dhar
aur dishaaon se pratidhvaniyaa(n), jaagrat sudhiyon-see aatee hain,
kaan tumhaare taan kaheen se yadi sun paate, tab kyaa hotaa?

tumane kab dee baat raat ke soone men tum aane vaale,
par aise hee vakt praaN man, mere ho uThate matavaale,
saa(n)sen ghoomaghoom phiraphir se, asamanjas ke kShaN ginatee hain,
milane kee ghaḌiyaa(n) tum nishchit, yadi kar jaate tab kyaa hotaa?

utsukataa kee akulaahaT men, mainne palak paa(n)vaḌe Daale,
ambar to mashahoor ki sab din, rahataa apane hosh samhaale,
taaron kee mahaphil ne apanee aa(n)kh bichhaa dee kis aashaa se,
mere maun kuTee ko aate tum dikh jaate tab kyaa hotaa?

baiTh kalpanaa karataa hoo(n), pagachaap tumhaaree mag se aatee,
ragarag men chetanataa ghulakar, aa(n)soo ke kaNasee jhar jaatee,
namak Dalee-saa gal apanaapan, saagar men ghulamila-saa jaataa,
apanee baa(n)hon men bharakar priy, kaNTh lagaate tab kyaa hotaa?
- Harivansh Rai Bachchan

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