meree vyathaa
anakahee sahee
anajaanee naheen hai
mujh jaisee
hazaaron naariyon kee
kahaanee yahee hai
janm se hee
khud ko
abalaa jaanaa
jeevan ke har moḌ par
parijanon ne hee
hey maanaa
thee kitanee praphullit main
us anooThe ahasaas se
rach bas rahaa thaa jab
ek nanhaa astitv
meree saanson kee taar men
prakRti ke har svar men
nayaa sangeet sun rahee thee
apanee hee dhun men
n jaane kitane
svapn bun rahee thee
lambee amaavas ke baad
poorNimaa kaa chaa(n)d aayaa
ek nanheen see kalee ne
mere aangan ko sajaayaa
aae sabhee mitragaN, sambandhee
kuchh ke chahare the laTake
to kuchh ke netron men
aansoo the aTake
bhaanti bhaanti se
sabhee samajhaate
kabhee dete saantvanaa
to kabhee peeTh thapathapaate
kuchh ne to dabe shabdon men
yah bhee kah Daalaa
ghabaraao naheen, khulegaa kabhee
tumhaaree kismat kaa bhee taalaa
lupt huaa gaurav
kho gayaa aanand
anajaanee peeḌaa se yah sochakar
bojhil huaa man
kyaa huaa aparaadh
jo ye sab mujhe kosate hain
dabe shabdon men
man kee kaTutaa men
mishree gholate hain
kaash! mamataa men hotaa saahas
maa(n) kee vyathaa ko shabd mil jaate
cheekhakar meree nanheen kalee kaa
sabase parichay yoo(n) karaate
n ise hey, n abalaa jaano
'khilane do khushaboo pahachaano'
-
Deepa Joshi