Jangal: Ek Hasht Pahlu Taswir

shahr ke aare chalate be-sure bad-rang shor-o-ghul se dur

pak rangon ka sanam aabaad

pak aawazon ka ek gandharw-lok

shahr walon mein hai jangal jis ka nam

subh jis ki ek arzang aur albam jis ki sham

wo lachakti fasl ke pahlu mein kuhni mar kar kilkariyan bharti hui

jhanjhana uThte hain moTe chamchamate tar

tape par jati hai bal khati hui aawaz

chhiD gai ho dur jaise jal-tarang

dauDti hai sansani aisi umang

jaise pani mein hazaron machhliyan ek sath kuden aur chadar chir jaen

jaise pakke kaam wali saDiyan lahraen sarsaraen

gungunaen jaise hanson ke hujum

gungunaen sarmadi naghme nujum

wo sunahri choliyon mein kas-masate, gol, ubhre, sanwle Tile

gol, ubhre, sanwle Tile sunahri, tang, raushan choliyan

kas-masate, gol, ubhre sanwle gadrae bhaari saKHt Tile

wo sunahre-pan ko yan-wan phaD kar KHud phaT paDa hai shyam-rang

bar se hai chaak-choli jhankta hai sanwli dharti ka ang

(yaad aata hai yahan tashbih ka samraT kali-das)

wo khajuron ke daraKHton ki qatar-andar-qatar

ek-dam sidhi khaDi sambandh rekhaen zamin-o-asman ke darmiyan

aasmani shamiyana in sutunon ke siron ko chhoD kar

be-sutun gumbad-sa KHud laTka hua

aam ki Dalon pe chikne sabz patte

sabz patton par laTakti kairiyan

sabz nannhi kairiyan

rang ras aur swad ke KHwabon ki tabiron ke ankhwe khil gae

sabz-pila sabz-bhura sabz-kala sabz-zarrin sabz-nila

sabz sabz sabz sabz

sabz-ghaalib rang kitni joDiyon ke sath phaila hua

sabz-ghaalib rang baqi rang goya is ke shade

ras-manDal mein kanhayya sabz baqi us ki gopiyan

tez be-had tez be-dam hanpti mauj-e-hawa ki lai

tez be-had tez lekin naghma-rez

jhumta gata thirakta nachta mahaul

ek lai mein raqs karte hain faza dehat jangal khet

raqs mein hai mauj-e-rang

mauj mein aawaz

aur phir aawaz mein KHushbu ka raqs

sab ke sab hain ek lai ke daere mein ham-nawa ham-raqs baham ek

dur tak phailao aazadi mohabbat aur chanchal shanti

ek jiti-jagti tabinda zinda shanti

phulne-phalne sanwarne kar guzarne ka khula imkan

shahr walon mein hai jangal is ka nam