kal aur aaj

Kal bhi boondein barsi thin Kal bhi baadal chhaye the

Aur kavi ne sochaa thaa!

Baadal ye aakaash ke sapne in zulfon ke saaye hain

Dosh-e-havaa par maikhaane hi maikhaane ghir aaye hain

Rut badlegi phool khileinge jhonke madhu barsaayeinge

Ujle ujle kheton mein rangeen aanchal lahraayeinge

Charvaahe bansi ki dhun se geet fazaa mein boyeinge

Aamon ke jhundon ke neeche pardesi dil kholeinge

Peng barhaati gori ke maathe se kaunde lapkeinge

Johar ke Thahre paani mein taare aankhein jhapkeinge

Uljhi uljhi raahon mein vo aanchal thaame aayeinge

Dharti phool aakaash sitaare sapna sa ban jaayeinge

Kal bhi boondein barsi thin Kal bhi baadal chhaye the

Aur kavi ne socha!

Aaj bhi boondein barseingi Aaj bhi baadal chhaye hain

Aur kavi is soch mein hai

Basti pe baadal chhaaye hain par ye basti kiski hai

Dharti par amrit barsegaa lekin dharti kiski hai

Hal jotegi kheton mein alhar Toli dahqaanon ki

Dharti se phootegi mehnat faaqaakash insaanon ki

Faslein kaat ke mehnatkash galle ke Dher lagaayeinge

Jaageeron ke maalik aakar sab poonji le jaayeinge

Boorhe dahqaanon ke ghar baniye ki qurqi aayegi

Aur qarze ke sood mein koi gori bechi jaayegi

Aaj bhi jantaa bhooki hai aur kal bhi jantaa tarsi thi

Aaj bhi rimjhim barkhaa hogi kal bhi baarish barsi thi

Aaj bhi baadal chaaye hain Aaj bhi boondein barseingi

Aur kavi is soch mein hai!

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