Khushi ki madhoshi mujhpar us din chaegi,
Jab meri kismet mujhe meri tarraki se milwaegi,
Mai to anjaan tarraki se, apna karm tha nibha raha,
Par naraj si lagti thi mano meri tarraki, Jisse rubaru na ho pa raha.
Maine karm ko dhal bana, tarraki ki aor kiya kooch,
Par fasle badhte dikh rahe the, na jane kahan ho rahi thi mujhse chook,
Maine apne man ko ekaagrata ke bhawar me jhonka,
Tarraki ki dhundhali tasweer ko swapno me maine dekha.
Tarraki kya mayne rakhti thi, ye bhi na tha mai janta,
Use pane ke liye mai bhala kis disha me bhagta,
Man ki asantushti ko mitane mai chal to pada tha,
Par kab aur kaise milegi tarraki, Ye bhi mujhe kahan pata tha.
Tarraki paise se mili samaj me pahchaan thi,
Ya kisi unche pad pe viraajmaan hone ka samman thi,
Tarraki apno ka adrushya pyar thi,
Ya kisi khas ke dil me basne ka aihsaas thi.
Badi Asamanjhas ma mai ji raha tha apni zindagi,
Sab kuch to tha mere paas, fir kaisi anubhav kar raha tha mai bandage,
Tarraki ko pane me maine apna sarva-shresta pradarshan diya,
Par mil chuki hai mujhe tarraki ye aihsaas mujhe kabhi nahi hua.
Ek din kisi apne ne mere dukh bhare aansu ponche,
Meri khushi me mere apno ne khud ke gamon ko bhula, Khud ko jhonke,
Sayad wahi apnapan mujhe man ki shanti se awgat kara gaya,
Apno ka saccha pyar hi hai tarraki, Ye baat mere jahan me jata gaya.
Jab meri kismet mujhe meri tarraki se milwaegi,
Mai to anjaan tarraki se, apna karm tha nibha raha,
Par naraj si lagti thi mano meri tarraki, Jisse rubaru na ho pa raha.
Maine karm ko dhal bana, tarraki ki aor kiya kooch,
Par fasle badhte dikh rahe the, na jane kahan ho rahi thi mujhse chook,
Maine apne man ko ekaagrata ke bhawar me jhonka,
Tarraki ki dhundhali tasweer ko swapno me maine dekha.
Tarraki kya mayne rakhti thi, ye bhi na tha mai janta,
Use pane ke liye mai bhala kis disha me bhagta,
Man ki asantushti ko mitane mai chal to pada tha,
Par kab aur kaise milegi tarraki, Ye bhi mujhe kahan pata tha.
Tarraki paise se mili samaj me pahchaan thi,
Ya kisi unche pad pe viraajmaan hone ka samman thi,
Tarraki apno ka adrushya pyar thi,
Ya kisi khas ke dil me basne ka aihsaas thi.
Badi Asamanjhas ma mai ji raha tha apni zindagi,
Sab kuch to tha mere paas, fir kaisi anubhav kar raha tha mai bandage,
Tarraki ko pane me maine apna sarva-shresta pradarshan diya,
Par mil chuki hai mujhe tarraki ye aihsaas mujhe kabhi nahi hua.
Ek din kisi apne ne mere dukh bhare aansu ponche,
Meri khushi me mere apno ne khud ke gamon ko bhula, Khud ko jhonke,
Sayad wahi apnapan mujhe man ki shanti se awgat kara gaya,
Apno ka saccha pyar hi hai tarraki, Ye baat mere jahan me jata gaya.