haay kitanaa niShThur thaa vo patajhaD़,
jeevan yukt hokar bhee kitane
nirjeev lagate the vo vRkSh,
n koee sanvaad, n vaad-vivaad,
bas khaḌe khaḌe sahate rahate the,
shishir kee nam raaton men
ugr sameer kaa aartanaad |
he shashi is tam ke saagar
kaa koee hai kyaa paar kaheen,
kaise sahate hain jeev sabhee
is sheet ripu ke sarp dansh |
niruttar shashi, maun dharaa
stanbhit shatadal, kSheeN prabhaa
sankuchit hokar shashi,
ghanadal ke peechhe chhip chalaa,
meelon door kisee shrRgaal ne
sahamati men hunkaar bharaa |
jeevan kaa hai chahu(n) or prakaash,
kaN kaN men hain ashankhy praaN |
chaaron or ho rahaa madhur gaan,
nav chhand nav rang le aayaa nayaa vihaan |
yah kaun nayaa aagantuk hai ?
jisake svaagat men sajee dishaaen saaree ,
mahak rahee phoolon kee khushaboo se kyaaree kyaaree |
peekee too hee bataa de,
kisakaa sandeshaa pahuchaane too phiratee hai maaree maaree |
unhee puraane vRkShon ne bhee nae nae patte paae
anaginat phoolon se ranjit, anekon makarandon se susajjit
saaraa chaman madhumay hai saaraa aalam mangalamay
chaaron or kolaahal hai jeevan kaa pratipal sRjan |
tabhee kaheen se chhoTee titalee par phailaatee
thoḌaa sharmaatee iThalaatee phir, door jaraa uḌ jaatee |
kabhee is phool kabhee us kalee
kabhee paas paas kabhee door chalee
kabhee havaa ke jhonke se laD़tee
kabhee phool ke paas pahuch ke bhee sahamee sahamee rukee rahatee,
aakhir ek phool use pasand aayaa, aur vo usapar baiTh gayee
vRchh ha(n)se phir apanee Daaliyon ko hilaa,
maano ek dusare se kahaa,
patajhaD़ ke garbh se janmaa
jeevan kaa kitanaa sundar ye kram !
-
Arun Kumar
