hamaare ek mitr hain
rahane vaale hain reevaan ke
ejent hain beema ke
milate hee poochhenge-“beema kab kar rahe hain.”
maano kahate ho-“kab mar rahe hain?”
phir dheere se poochhenge-“kab aaoon
kahie to do faarm laoon
patnee ka bhee karava leejie
ek saath do-do risk kavar keejie
aap mar jaen to unhe faayada
vo mar jaen
to aapaka faayada.”
ab aap hee sochie
marane ke baad
kya faayada
aur kya ghaata
ek din baazaar mein mil gae
hamen dekhate hee pil gae
bole-“chaay peejiye.”
hamane kaha-“rahane deejie.”
ve bole-“paan khaie.”
hamane kaha-“bas, aap hee paie.”
shaam ko ghar pahunche
to tebil par unhee ka patr rakha tha
likha tha-“faarm chhode ja raha hoon
soch samajhakar bhar deejie
preemiyam ke paise
bahin jee se le ja raha hoon
raseed unhe de ja raha hoon
faarm ke saath
prashnaavalee bhee natthee thee
faarm kya tha
achchhee khaasee janmapatree thee
hamane tay kiya
prashno ke denge
aise uttar
ki jeevan-beema vaale
yaad karenge jeevan bhar
ek-ek uttar me jhool jaenge
beema karana hee bhool jaenge
prashn tha-“naam?”
hamane likh diya-“badanaam.”
-“kaam”
-“bekaam.”
-“aayu?”
-“jaane raam.”
-“nivaas sthaan?”
-“hindustaan.”
-“aamadanee?”
-“aaraam haraam.”
-“oochaanee?”
-“jo honee chahie.”
-“vazan?”
-“oochaanee ke maan se.”
-“seena”
-“nahin aata.”
-“kamar?”
-“seene ke maan se.”
-“koee kharaab aadat?”
-“haan hai
sharaab, gaanja, afeem
meetha lagata hai neem.”
-“koee beemaaree hai?”
-“haan, dil kee
udhaaree ke bil kee
hotee hai dhadadhadaahat
pet mein gadagadaahat
maathe mein bhanabhanaahat
pairo mein sanasanaahat
doktar kahata hai-t.b. hai.
aur sabase badee beemaaree
hamaaree beevee hai.”
-“koee dushman hai?”
-“haan hai
nivaasee reevaan ka
ejent beema ka.”
bhar kar bhej diya faarm
is impreshan mein
ki bhagadad mach jaegee kaaraporeshan mein
magar saat din baad
sadhanyavaad
patr praapt hua-
“aapako soochit karate hue
hota hai harsh
ki aapaka kes
rajistar ho gaya hai isee varsh.”