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'Yuddh Kee Vibheeshikaa'
Gajendra Singh


yuddh agar anivaary hai socho samaraangaN kaa kyaa hogaa?
aise hee chalataa rahaa samar to naee phasal kaa kyaa hogaa?

har or dhue(n) ke baadal hain, har or aag ye phailee hai.
bachapan kee aa(n)khen bhayaakraant, khaNDahar ghar, dharatee mailee hai.
chhaayaa nabh men kaalaa patajhaḌ, kho gayaa kahaa(n) neelaa manjar?
jharanon kaa gaanaa thaa kal tak, par aaj maut kee railee hai.

kilakaaree bharate ...

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'Nav Oorjaa Raag'
Bhawna Saxena


naa ab talavaaren, naa Dhaal kee baat hai,
yuddh smaarT hai, takaneek kee saugaat hai.
Dron gagan men, signal j़meen par,
saaibar kamaanD hai ab sabase oopar.

suno javaanon! ye DijiTal raN hai,
mastiShk aur masheen kaa yah sangam hai.
koD hathiyaar hai aur DeTaa ... ...

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'Darwaaze Mein Bachaa Man'
Gajendra Singh


bheegaa baarish men daravaajaa chaukhaT se kuchh jhool gayaa hai.
kabhee peḌ thaa, ye daravaajaa saty ye shaayad bhool gayaa hai.

naye-naye pad chinh naapataa khaḌaa huaa hai sahamaa-sahamaa.
kabhee banaa thaa peḌ suhaanaa dhoop-chhaa(n)v paa lamahaa-lamahaa.
chaukhaT men ab jaḌaa huaa hai ek jagah par khaḌaa huaa hai,
kabhee Thikaanaa thaa vihagon kaa aaj ...

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