madhu-yaaminee-anchal-ot mein soee thee
baalika-joohee umang-bharee;
vidhu-ranjit os-kanon se bharee
thee bichhee van-svapn-see doob haree;
mridu chaandanee-beech thee khel rahee
van-phoolon se shoony mein indr-paree,
kavita ban shail-mahaakavi ke
ur se main tabhee anajaan jharee.
harinee-shishu ne nij laas diya,
madhu raaka ne roop diya apana,
kumudee ne hansee, pariyon ne umang,
chakoree ne prem mein yon tapana.
nabh neel ne janm-ghadee hee mein neel
samudr ka bhavy diya sapana,
‘pee kahaan’ kah premee papeehare ne
sikhalaaya mujhe ‘pee kahaan’ japana.
gati-rodh kiya giri ne, par, main
drut bhaag chalee ghaharaatee huee,
sarakee upalon mein bhujanginee-see
main shila se kaheen takaraatee huee;
jananee-grh chhod chalee, mud dekha
kabhee na use lalachaatee huee,
giri-shrng se kood padee main abhay
‘pee kahaan?’‘pee kahaan?’ dhun gaatee huee.
vanabhoomi ne doob ke anchal mein
giri se girate mujhe chhaan liya,
giri-mallika kuntal-beech piro
mujhako nij baalika maan liya;
kaliyon ne suhaag ke motee diye,
nav oosha ne sendur-daan diya,
jagatee ko haree lakh mainne haree-haree
doobon ka hee paridhaan liya.
tat kee himaraashi kee aarasee mein
apanee chhavi dekh deevaanee huee.
priy-darshan kee madhu laalasa mein
pighalee, pal mein ghul panee huee.
takaraane chalee main aseem ke vaksh se,
roop ke jvaar kee ranee huee.
unamaad kee raaginee, bekalee kee
apanee hee main aap kahaanee huee.
jananee-dharanee mujhe god liye
thee sachet ki main bhag jaoon nahin,
van-jantuon ke shishu aan jute
ki sakha bin main dukh paoon nahin.
thee daree main, padee mamata mein kaheen
is desh mein hee rah jaoon nahin,
priy dekhe bina jhar jaoon na vyarth,
kaheen chhavi yon hee ganvaoon nahin.
ek roz uneendee huee jo dhara,
drut bhaagee main aankh bachaatee huee,
van-vallaree-anchal-beech kaheen
trin-punj mein vesh chhipaatee huee.
nikalee drum-kunj kee chhaanh se to
main chalee phir se ghaharaatee huee,
sikata-se pipaasit vishv ke kanth mein
svarg-sudha sarasaatee huee.
vanadevee! drumaanchal shyaam hila
phirane ka karo na ishaara mujhe,
upalo! pad yon na gaho, bhuj khol
na baandh, too haay! kinaara! mujhe.
kisako dhvani door se aaee? pukaar
raha sun ambudhi pyaara mujhe,
jananee dharanee! tirachhee ho jara,
aree! veg se kheench too dhaara mujhe.
abhisaarika main milane hoon chalee,
priy-panth re, koee bataana jara,
kis shoolee pai ‘meera’-piya kee hai sej?
ishaaron se koee dikhaana jara.
path-bhoolee-see kunj mein raadhika ke
hit shyaam! too venu bajaana jara,
tujhamen priy! khone ko to aa rahee
par too bhee gale se lagaana zara.
1933
nirjharinee