ek
mainne tumhen apanee baanhon mein nishchit sote hue dekha hai .
jab vah mani mujhase chheen lee gaee
meree aankhon se roshanee ban tumheen tapak rahee theen —
yah dikhaane ke lie ki main sach mein kitana akela hoon .
ek din ghane andhakaar mein se apane peele haath nikaalakar
tumane tez naakhoonon se mera chehara kharonch diya
vah mera janmadin tha —
satrah aktoobar san unnees sau…
jab mainne tumhaaree aahat sunee thee .
apane chehare kee kaalee kharaashon mein tabhee se
main tumhen dekh raha hoon .
tum mere prati bahut sahaanubhootisheel rahee ho —
jab meree nason mein khoon ainth gaya hai,
jab mere haathon par motee-motee nasen nikal aaee hain,
jab bhee main gahan dukh se abhibhoot hua hoon —
tumhen mera chehara bahut khoobasoorat lagata raha hai
aur tumane karuna-vigalit ho ‘chch-chch’ kiya hai .
jab bhee koee din ateet hua hai
shaam ko meharaabon mein mere lie intazaar mein tum baithee rahee ho .
do
aadamiyon ke jangal mein letee huee kitanee udaas ho tum !
(yah tumhen kya ho gaya hai !)
mainne mahaakaavyon kee aankhon mein tumhen takatakee baandhe hue dekha hai .
vedon kee rchaon aur buddh ke upadeshon
aur niraala kee kavitaon mein mainne
post ke phool kee tarah tumhen soongha hai .
mainne tumhen alee akabar khaan ke sarod par suna hai .
mainne ek shahar ke ‘chup’ se doosare shahar ke
‘chup’ mein utarate hue tumhen dekha hai .
mainne striyon ke vakshojon par tumhen bhaanp liya hai .
mainne aasamaan ke alikhit, andhakaaramay gumbadon se
tumhen tootate hue dekha hai .
aadamiyon ke jangal mein letee huee kitanee udaas ho tum !
mainne tumhaare saath — kitanee baar — shataabdiyon kee
sharaab pee hai (aur but pada raha hoon) .
mainne gahare pyaar mein tumhen, chup, apana kaam karate hue dekha hai .
mainne gahan aalingan ke beech tumhen rengate hue mahasoos kiya hai .
mainne prabhu ke kandhon par dheeth bandariya kee tarah
tumhen baithe hue dekha hai .
mainne tumhaare saath kitanee bevafa yaatraen kee hain .
mainne khulee qabron ke munh se aag bhabhakaate hue tumhen dekha hai .
mainne bachchon kee ajanabee asveekrti mein jhela hai tumhen .
mainne aspataal kee gailariyon mein jhanajhanaate hue suna hai tumhen .
mainne inasaan kee maree huee khopadee mein
deepak baalate hue dekha hai tumhen .
mainne tumhen maut kee gufaon mein lete hue paaya hai .
mainne badee-badee aankhon ke
aaeenon mein muskuraate hue tumhen dekha hai .
mainne siddhon kee aatma mein sendh lagaate hue tumhen pakada hai .
mainne ret mein panapate hue dekha hai tumhen .
mainne doston kee komal hatheliyon mein tumhen sparsh kiya hai .
mainne arthee par bandhee huee laashon ke oopar
tumhen chhaaya kee tarah sarakate dekha hai .
mainne garbhasth shishu kee kanpakanpee mein chhua hai tumhen .
main tumhaare haathon kitanee baar qatl hua hoon;
aur chupachaap jeevit pada raha hoon .
teen
saare sambandhon ke tootane ke baad
tumane mere kandhon par dheeme se haath rakh diya hai
main tumhaara itana krtagy hoon ki kuchh nahin kahata .
jab-jab mainne kaha hai, ‘kya tum bologee nahin ?’
suvidha ke lie tumane apana mukh pher liya hai .
chaar
ab tum bahut badal gaee ho —
tumhaare baalon mein chaandee pad rahee hai;
tumhaaree baanhon ka ghera kandhon ke paas se chauda ho gaya hai;
tumhaare udar kee tvacha motee ho gaee hai .
tum kitanee umr-daraaz lagatee ho… phir bhee
tumhaaree lokapriyata din-doonee raat-chaugunee badhatee ja rahee hai .
tum akhabaaron mein chhap rahee ho
sabhaon mein paarit ho rahee ho
sansad-bhavanon mein tahal rahee ho
dukaanon mein bik rahee ho
dimaagon mein bhatak rahee ho .
tum faiktariyon mein taraashee ja rahee ho .
tumhaara shilaanyaas ho raha hai
dillee, nyooyaaairk aur masakva mein
tumhaare sangamaramaree ‘stechyoo’ lagae ja rahe hain .
har vaigyaanik eejaad mein saans le rahee ho tum…
javaan ho rahee ho .
antatah tum kitanee naee ho ! aur kitanee khoobasoorat
tumane saare bhavishy ka jeevan-beema kara liya hai…
paanch
main hoon —
tumhaare lie kavi ho gaya hoon;
tum ho —
sabhyataavash mujhe kafan odhaane ke lie
khadee ho .
kroorata