ek din maamala yon bigada
ki hamaaree hee gharavaalee se
ho gaya hamaara jhagada
svabhaav se main narm hoon
isaka arth ye nahin
ke besharm hoon
patte kee tarah kaanp jaata hoon
bolate-bolate haanph jaata hoon
isaliye kam bolata hoon
majaboor ho jaoon tabhee bolata hoon
hamane kaha-“patnee ho
to patnee kee tarah raho
koee ehasaan nahin karateen
jo banaakar khilaatee ho
kya aise hee ghar chalaatee ho
shaadee ko ho gaye das saal
akl nahin aaee
safed ho gae baal
pados mein dekho abhee bachchee hai
magar tum se achchhee hai
ghar kaanch sa chamakata hai
aur apana dekh lo
dekhakar khoon chhalakata hai
kab se kah raha hoon
takiya chhota hai
badha do
doosara gilaaph chadha do
chadhaana to door raha
nikaal-nikaal kar rooee
aadha kar diya
aur rooee kee jagah
kapada bhar diya
kitanee baar kaha
cheeze sambhaalakar rakho
us din nahin mila to nahin mila
kitana khoja
aur roomaal ki jagah
pant se nikal aaya moza
vo to kisee ne shak nahin kiya
kyoki hamane khat se
naak par rakh liya
kaam karate-karate table par patak diya-
“saahab aapka moza.”
hamane kah diya
hamaara nahin kisee aur ka hoga
aql kaam kar gaee
magar jodee to bigad gaee
kuchh to izzat rakho
pachaas baar kaha
meree ataichee mein
apane kapade mat rakho
us din kavi sammelan ka mila taar
jaldee-jaldee mein
chal diya ataichee uthaakar
kholee kanpur jaakar
dekha to sir chakara gaya
pajaame kee jagah
peteekot aa gaya
tab kya khaak kavita padhate
ya tumhaara peteekot pahanakar
manch par matakate
ek maah se lagaataar
kaddoo bana rahee ho
vo bhee rasedaar
khoob jaanatee ho mujhe nahin bhaata
khaana khaaya nahin jaata
bolo to kahatee ho-
“baazaar mein doosara saag hee nahin aata.”
kal padosee ka raajoo
baahar khada moolee kha raha tha
air mere munh me paanee aa raha tha
kaee baar kaha-
zyaada na bolo
sambhaalakar munh kholo
angrezee bolatee ho
jab bhee baahar jaata hoon
badee ada se kahatee ho-“ta….ta”
aur mujhe lagata hai
jaise maar diya chaanta
mainne kaha munna ko kabz hai
anima lagava do
to doktar boleen-“dainima laga do.”
vo to ganeemat hai
ki doctar hoshiyaar tha
neem hakeem hota
to beda hee paar tha
vaise hee ghar mein jagah nahin
ek pilla utha laee
paav bhar doodh badha diya
kutte ka dimaag chadha diya
tareef karatee ho poonchh kee
usase tulana karatee ho
hamaaree moonchh kee
tang aakar hamane katava dee
mardo kee rahee sahee
nishaanee bhee mitava dee
vo din yaad karo
jab kaadhatee theen ghoonghat
do beete ka
ab phuggee banaatee ho pheete ka
pahale dhaee gaz mein
ek banata tha
ab do blauzo ke liye
lagata hai ek meter
aadhee peeth khulee rahatee hai
main dekh nahin sakata
aur duniya takatee hai
maayake jaatee ho
to aane ka naam nahin leteen
lene pahunch jao
to maa-baap se kirae ke daam nahin leteen
kapade
baal-bachchon ke liye
silava kar le jaatee ho
to bhaee-bhateejon ko de aatee ho
do saadiyaan kya le aatee ho
saare mohalle ko dikhaatee ho
sari hotee hai pachaas kee
magar sau kee bataatee ho
ulloo banaatee ho
ham samajh jaate hain
to hamen aankh dikhaatee ho
ham jo bhee jee mein aaya
bak rahe the
aur bachche
khidakiyo se ulajh rahe thee
hamane socha-
ve bhee bartan dho rahee hain
munna se poochha, to bola-“so rahee hain.”
hamane poochha, kab se?
to vo bola-
“aap chilla rahe hain jab se.”