kitana praamaanik tha usaka dukh
ladakee ko kahate vaqt jise maano
usane apanee antim poonjee bhee de dee
ladakee abhee sayaanee thee
itanee bholee saral ki use sukh ka
aabhaas to hota tha
par nahin jaanatee thee dukh baanchana
paathika thee vah dhundhale prakaash mein
kuchh tukon aur layabaddh panktiyon kee
maa ne kaha paanee mein jhaankakar
apane chehare par mat reejhana
aag rotiyaan senkane ke lie hotee hai
jalane ke lie nahin
vastraabhooshan shaabdik bhramon kee tarah
bandhan hain jeevan ke
maa ne kaha ladakee hona
par ladakee jaisa dikhaee mat dena.
maa ka dukh