bastiyo.n me.n hu.ii roshanii
roshanii se jalii.n bastiyaa.n।
aag kii ek shahtiir sii
a girii paas jaltii hu.ii,
toDa़tii ghar, mu.nDere.n, chhate.n,
laal shole ugaltii hu.ii,
aur laakho.n kilovaaT kii
jal uThii.n paas a.na.u-bhaTThiyaa.n।
jag uTha ek jvaalaamukhii
shaam aa.ii ki yah kya hu.aa?
kuchh dikhaa.ii nahii.n paD raha,
ghar ugalne lage hai.n dhu.aa.n।
miT ga.e ab sabhii haashi.e
haashiyo.n se ghire daayare,
jal ga.e hai.n sabhii chaukhaTe
gol chaukor ra.ngo.n bhare।
raakh ke ra.ng kii ho ga.ii.n
laal piilii harii battiyaa.n।
baDh rahii.n aag kii sarahde.n,
Duubatii ja rahii hai ज़mii.n
hai.n pighaltii sabhii dhaatu.e.n
ye pighalte hu.e aadamii।
chingiyo.n-sii jalii.n, bujh ga.ii.n
sir uThaatii sabhii hastiyaa.n।
bhiiD dauDii chalii a rahii,
bhiiD dauDii chalii ja rahii,
laash apnii kuchalta hu.a
bhaagata ja raha aadamii।
har taraf chiiKHa-chillaahaTe.n
har taraf sun raha siskiyaa.n।