roz aa.nsuu bahe, roz aahat hu.e
raat ghaayal hu.ii.n, din diva.ngat hu.e!
ham jinhe.n har ghaDii yaad karte rahe
rikt man me.n na.ii pyaas bharte rahe
roz jinke hriday me.n utarte rahe
ve sabhii din chita kii lapaT par rakhe—
roz jalte hu.e aaKHirii KHat hu.e!
din diva.ngat hu.e!
shiish par suury ko jo sa.nbhaale rahe
nain me.n jyoti ka diip baale rahe
aur jinke dilo.n me.n ujaale rahe
ab vahii din kisii raat kii bhuumi par
ek girtii hu.ii shaam kii chhat hu.e!
din diva.ngat hu.e!
jo abhii saath the, haa.n abhii, haa.n abhii
ve ga.e to ga.e, phir n lauTe kabhii
hai pratiiksha unhii.n kii hame.n aaj bhii
din kii jo praa.n ke geh me.n ba.nd the
aaj chorii ga.ii vo hii daulat hu.e।
din diva.ngat hu.e!
chaa.ndnii bhii hame.n dhuup bankar milii
rah ga.ii zi.nd kii kalii adhkhilii
ham jahaa.n hai.n vahaa.n roz dhartii hilii
har taraf shor tha aur is shor me.n
ye sada ke li.e maun ka vrat hu.e।
din diva.ngat hu.e!