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!