Pagal

dekh ni mae?
sundar mathe ki rekhaen

tere hath ki rekhaon se milti-julti
uttar dakhkhin purab pachchhim ek safar hai Tanwan Tanwan

dekh gulabi aag pe senki
Dab khaDbi roTi jaisa chehra mera

dekh ni mae
sarson jaise hath the mere

hare hare kangan ki chunni
giTa giTa baalan chunna in ko mahnga paD jaega

kab socha tha
diwaron par gara milte

hath adhure rah jaenge
aadhe aadhe logon andar pure KHwab mashaqqat jaise

kahe kaT sake hai koi
itna to batlaya hota

dekh ni mae!
kikar ki shaKHon si baaten

roz nagalni paD jaen to
hanDiya kachchi rah jati hai

hanDiya kachchi rah jae to pakke lafz hathauDa ban kar
man ka kachla kar dete hain

TaT ka paiwand aankh mein ho to
resham thoDa paD jata hai

sans ki puni punte punte
jiwan aadha rah jata hai

uplon ki diwaren ek din
jism ke bhitar dar aa jati hai

sahn ka shisham peng ke mausam se pahle murjha jata hai
banhen jhula ban jati hain

gham ko pankhi jhalte jhalte
sari baaten man andar ki kachra ghaTi ban jati hain

aawazon ki is duniya mein
tanha baaten karte karte

banda rogi ho jata hai
sar ki chandi mein nali ka tel chapaD kar

nashsha karne wale jogi
pyas bujhane aa jate hain

mushk ka baalan ban jata hai
aur phir duniya nam badal kar kaise pagal kar deti hai!

dekh ni mae!