sookhakar kaanta hua tan tha bikal behal man.
bal bikhare shushk the murajha hua tha vidhu-vadan॥
mukh nikalati ah thi, thian aankh aansoo se bhari.
basan astavyast the, thi dukh-lata poori hari॥
sakhi samajhane lagi, ’tum ho rahi ho kyoan vikal ?
bhool jao use ab kyoan rat rahi pratyek pal ?’
’bhool jana chahati hooan, bhool par sakati nahian.
jyoan hatana chahati man, dau dakar jata vahian॥
nahian lena chahati maian us nithur ka nam bhi.
jibh par ratati sada, nahian manati meri kabhi॥
rokati hooan kan ko, par ve n meri manate.
priyavachan murali-sudha hi sirph pina janate॥
band karati hooan nigo di nasika ko maian sada.
shyam-aang-sugandh ko, par, nahian tajati vah kada॥
kab charanaraj sir chadhakar dhany hooangi maian amar.
kab karooangi netr shital nirnimish mukh dekhakar॥