vaise to ek shareeph insaan hoon
aap hee kee tarah shreemaan hoon
magar apanee aankh se
bahut pareshaan hoon
apane aap chalatee hai
log samajhate hain — chalaee gaee hai
jaan-boojh kar milaee gaee hai.
ek baar bachapan mein
shaayad san pachapan mein
claas mein
ek ladakee baithee thee paas mein
naam tha surekha
usane hamen dekha
aur baanee chal gaee
ladakee haay-haay
claas chhod baahar nikal gaee.
thodee der baad
hamen hai yaad
principal ne bulaaya
lamba-chauda lekchar pilaaya
hamane kaha ki jee bhool ho gaee
vo bol – aisa bhee hota hai bhool mein
sharm nahin aatee
aisee gandee harakaten karate ho,
skool mein?
aur isase pahale ki
hakeekat bayaan karate
ki phir chal gaee
principal ko khal gaee.
hua yah parinaam
kat gaya naam
bamushkil tamaam
mila ek kaam.
intervyooh mein, khade the queue mein
ek ladakee thee saamane adee
achaanak mudee
najar usakee ham par padee
aur aankh chal gaee
ladakee uchhal gaee
doosare ummeedavaar chaunke
us ladakee kee saeed lekar
ham par bhaunke
phir kya tha
maar-maar joote-chappal
phod diya bakkal
sir par paanv rakhakar bhaage
log-baag peechhe, ham aage
ghabaraahat mein ghus gaye ek ghar mein
bhayankar peeda thee sir mein
buree tarah haamph rahe the
maare dar ke kaamp rahe the
tabhee poochha us grhanee ne —
kaun?
ham khade rahe maun
vo bolee
bataate ho ya kisee ko bulaoon?
aur usase pahale
ki jabaan hilaoon
chal gaee
vah maare gusse ke
jal gaee
saakshaat durga-see deekhee
buree tarah cheekhee
baat kee baat mein jud gaye adosee-padosee
mausa-mausee
bhateeje-maama
mach gaya hangaama
chaddee bana diya hamaara pajaama
baniyaan ban gaya kurta
maar-maar bana diya bhurata
ham cheekhate rahe
aur peetane vaale
hamen peetate rahe
bhagavaan jaane kab tak
nikaalate rahe rosh
aur jab hamen aaya hosh
to dekha aspataal mein pade the
doctor aur nurse ghere khade the
hamane apanee ek aankh kholee
to ek nurse bolee
dard kahaan hai?
ham kahaan kahaan bataate
aur isase pahale ki kuchh kah paate
chal gaee
nurse kuchh nahin bolee
bai god! (chal gaee)
magar doctor ko khal gaee
bola —
itane serious ho
phir bhee aisee harakat kar lete ho
is haal mein sharm nahin aatee
mohabbat karate hue
aspataal mein?
un sabake jaate hee aaya vaard-boy
dene laga apanee raay
bhaag jaen chupachaap
nahin jaanate aap
badh gaee hai baat
doctor ko gad gaee hai
case aapaka bigadava dega
na hua to mara bataakar
jinda hee gadava dega.
tab andhere mein aankhen moondakar
khidakee ke koodakar bhaag aae
jaan bachee to laakhon paaye.
ek din sakaare
baap jee hamaare
bole hamase —
ab kya kahen tumase ?
kuchh nahin kar sakate
to shaadee kar lo
ladakee dekh lo.
mainne dekh lee hai
jara hailth kee kachchee hai
bachchee hai, phir bhee achchhee hai
jaisee bhee, aakhir ladakee hai
bade ghar kee hai, phir beta
yahaan bhee to kadakee hai.
hamane kaha —
jee abhee kya jaldee hai?
ve bole —
gadhe ho
dhaee man ke ho gaye
magar baap ke seene par lade ho
vah ghar phans gaya to sambhal jaoge.
tab ek din bhagavaan se mil ke
dhadakata dil le
pahunch gae rudakee, dekhane ladakee
shaayad hamaaree hone vaalee saas
baithee thee hamaare paas
bolee —
yaatra mein takaleeph to nahin huee
aur aankh muee chal gaee
ve samajhee ki machal gaee
bolee —
ladakee to andar hai
main ladakee kee maan hoon
ladakee ko bulaoon
aur isase pahale ki main jubaan hilaoon
aankh chal gaee dubaara
unhonne kisee ka naam le pukaara
jhatake se khadee ho gaeen
ham jaise gae the laut aae
ghar pahunche munh latakae
pita jee bole —
ab kya phaayada
munh latakaane se
aag lage aisee javaanee mein
doob maro chulloo bhar paanee mein
nahin doob sakate to aankhen phod lo
nahin phod sakate hamase naata hee tod lo
jab bhee kaheen jaate ho
pitakar hee aate ho
bhagavaan jaane kaise chalaate ho?
ab aap hee bataiye
kya karoon?
kahaan jaoon?
kahaan tak gun gaanoon apanee is aankh ke
kamabakht joote khilavaegee
laakh-do-laakh ke.
ab aap hee sambhaaliye
mera matalab hai ki koee raasta nikaaliye
javaan ho ya vrddha pooree ho ya addha
keval ek ladakee
jisakee ek aankh chalatee ho
pata lagaiye
aur mil jaaye to
hamaare aadaraneey kaaka jee ko bataiye.