O Meghdoot Kab Aaouge (O Meghdoot!! when thou shall come?)

Mahakavi Kalidas ko Samarpit...

(Dedicated to the great Poet Kalidas)

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Kab aaoge...

ghoonghat chehre pe kheenche,

haathon ko maathein se lagaaye,

ek banjaare premi ki aas dekhtee wo sookheen aankhein,

khaali aashmaan aur banjar-si dharti ke beech samay kaatate,

wo honth, palke jhapka, kuchh budbudaate,

aur kisi apratyaashit aagantuk ke aagaman ki aas liye,

har ek chhod nazar dauraate, thakte,

udas, nishwas, deewar se sir tikaaye, svayan se poochhte

ki kab aaoge...

O Meghdoot! kab aaoge?

wo vrishti sandesh kab laoge?

kya meri vyatha, vyatha nahi?

ya prem virah hin sab kuchh hai

dekho kaise marti bhoomi

jal bin til-til jalti bhoomi

kya panchhi-paudhon ka mol nahi?

ya prem praan par bhaari hai?

o thoda moh dikha jao

thoda raah bhatak kar aa jao

wo preyasi thodi-si roothegi

par usko tum ye batlaana

ki laankhon murjhaate jeevan ke liye

itna sa tyaag jaroori tha

jo aanshoon unke aur beh nikale

unse saanson ka behna jaroori tha

isse upar kya vinati-vinay

thodi karuna to barsaao

bas prem dua hin paaoge

O Meghdoot, jab aaoge!

O Meghddot kab aaoge?

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for Hindi script, read this