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pralaap – a poem by Nirala

veenaanindit vaanee bol!
sanshay-andhakaamay path par bhoola priyatam tera–
sudhaakar-vimal dhaval mukh khol!
priye, aakaash prakaashit karake,
shushkakanth kantakamay path par
chhidak jyotsna ghat apana bhar bharake!

shushk hoon–neeras hoon–uchchhshrrkhal–
aur kya kya hoon, kya main doon ab isaka pata,
bata to sahee kintu vah kaun gheranevaalee
baahu-balliyon se mujhako hai ek kalpana-lata!

agar vah too hai to aa chalee
vihagagan ke is kal koojan mein–
lata-kunj mein madhup-punj ke ’gunagunagun’ gunjan mein;
kya sukh hai yah kaun kahe sakhi,
nirjan mein is neerav mukh-chumban mein!

agar bataayegee too paagal mujhako
to unmaadinee kahoonga main bhee tujhako
agar kahegee too mujhako ’yah hai matavaala nira’
to tujhe bataoonga main bhee laavany-maadhuree-madira.

agar kabhee degee too mujhako kavita ka upahaar
to main bhee tujhe sunaoonga bhairav de pad do chaar!
shaanti-saral man kee too komal kaanti–
yahaan ab aa ja,
pyaala-ras koee ho bhar kar
apane hee haathon se too mujhe pila ja,
nas-nas mein aanand-sindhu ke dhaara priye, baha ja;
dheele ho jaayen ye saare bandhan,
hoye sahaj chetana lupt,–
bhool jaoon apane ko, kar ke mujhe achetan.
bhooloon main kavita ke chhand,
agar kaheen se aaye sur-sangeet–
agar bajaaye too hee baith bagal mein koee taar
to kaanon tak aate hee ruk jaaye unakee jhankaar;

bhooloon main apane man ko bhee
tujhako-apane priyajan ko bhee!
hansatee huee, dasha par meree priy apana mukh mod,
jaayegee jyon-ka-tyon mujhako yahaan akela chhod!
itana to kah de–sukh ya dukh bhar legee
jab is nad se kabhee naee nayya apanee kheyegee?

pralaap

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