tumhaare saath rahakar
aksar mujhe aisaa mahasoos huaa hai
ki dishaae(n) paas aa gayee hain,
har raastaa chhoTaa ho gayaa hai,
duniyaa simaTakar
ek aa(n)gan-see ban gayee hai
jo khachaakhach bharaa hai,
kaheen bhee ekaant naheen
n baahar, n bheetar.
har cheez kaa aakaar ghaT gayaa hai,
peḌ itane chhoTe ho gaye hain
ki main unake sheesh par haath rakh
aasheeSh de sakataa hoo(n),
aakaash chhaatee se Takaraataa hai,
main jab chaahoo(n) baadalon men mu(n)h chhipaa sakataa hoo(n).
tumhaare saath rahakar
aksar mujhe mahasoos huaa hai
ki har baat kaa ek matalab hotaa hai,
yahaa(n) tak ki ghaas ke hilane kaa bhee,
havaa kaa khiḌakee se aane kaa,
aur dhoop kaa deevaar par
chaḌhakar chale jaane kaa.
tumhaare saath rahakar
aksar mujhe lagaa hai
ki ham asamarthataaon se naheen
sambhaavanaaon se ghire hain,
har deevaar men dvaar ban sakataa hai
aur har dvaar se pooraa kaa pooraa
pahaaḌ guzar sakataa hai.
shakti agar seemit hai
to har cheez ashakt bhee hai,
bhujaae(n) agar chhoTee hain,
to saagar bhee simaTaa huaa hai,
saamarthy keval ichchhaa kaa doosaraa naam hai,
jeevan aur mRtyu ke beech jo bhoomi hai
vah niyati kee naheen meree hai.
This Month :
'Maun Ke Shabd'
Ritu Sharma Nannan Pandey
chhoTe-chhoTe joote laain men rakhe the,
maasoom aa(n)khon men Dar chipakaa thaa,
naam, dharm, umr — sab miTaa die gae,
sirph़ ek chinh — sTaar ऑph़ DeviD baakee thaa.
binaa shor ke Trenen chalee theen,
sapanon ko Dibbon men band kar,
har sTeshan par koee maa(n) roee thee,
aur bachchon ne
eenTon kee deevaaren, konon kee chhaa(n)v,
andhere tahakh़aanon men saa(n)se sikuD़ee theen,
jahaa(n) jeevan kee khuraak ek roTee thee,
aur ummeed — ek khiD़kee kee daraar.
kaimpon kee raakh se uD़tee havaae(n),
aaj bhee us gandh ko Dhotee hain,
jahaa(n) ek nanbar ban gayaa naam,
aur insaan — ek aa
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