ek
aegi sidhiyoan se dhoop
band dvar dekh ke laut jaegi
khi daki mean hava hilegi
siharega nahian rom koee
pardoan ko chhe dakar u d jaegi
paha di mo doan ko chadhakar rukeangi basean
takataki laga ke dekhegi nahian koee aankh
har ja de mean shikhar leteange
barf ki chadarean odhakar
pe d gadhe hare pattoan ko lapetakar
baithe raheange ghas par gumasum
chattanoan par pani tanakar
dhol-manjire bajati
gujar jaegi barasati nadi
dhalan par timatimata
paha di kasba soega roj rat
sailani do char din rukeange
alasae bazar mean tahalati rahegi ziandagi
saphed phahoan mean chahe dhasak jae chaand
chaandani tivi eantinoan par bisoorati rahegi
makanoan ke bich ne makanoan ko jagah dekar
siharati huee simat jaegi hava chupachap
kisi ko khabar bhi nahian hogi
band dekh ke dvar
laut jati hai dhoop sidhiyoan se
do
zile ke daftar naukariyaan bajate raheange
kagajoan par aank doan mean khushahal hoga jila
as-pas ke gaanvoan se akar
kuchh log kachahariyoan mean baithe raheange dinoan din
kuchh bajajoan se kap da kharideange
lautate hue gobhi ka phool le jaeange
kuchh subah subah a panhucheange
dhire-dhire ne ban rahe makanoan mean kam shuroo ho jaega
aspatal bahut vyast rahega din bhar
akhiri basean thasathas bhari huee nikaleangi
kuchh der pichhe hath baandh ke tahalega
sevanivritt naukarashah ki tarah
phir gharoan mean band ho jaega kasba
kisi ko pata bhi nahian chalega
mimiyaeangi ichchhaean kuchh der
band sandookoan se nikal ke
rajaiyoan ki purani gandh ke aandhere mean dab jaeangi
banjarin dhoop akeli
skool ke ahatoan khetoan aur goshalaoan mean jhaankegi
makanoan ki ghutan se chi d ke jale jangaloan se bhagi
lavaris luti huee hava
s dak kinare kh di rahegi
n koee poochhega n batalaega
dharati ke gole par kahaan hai kasba
basta uthake kuchh sal
l dake skool mean dhool u date raheange
inhian saloan mean tay ho jaeangi
agale chalis pachas saloan ki takadirean
kuchh ko sarakar bagavani sikhaegi
kuchh khassi ho jaeange sarakari seva mean
kuchh fauj se boodhe hokar lauteange
kuchh tuchche banie baneange
kuchh kee kuchh banate kuchh nahian raheange
kuchh basoan mean baithakar mo doan se ojhal ho jaeange
n bhooleange n laut paeange
dhool u date hue taqariban har koee sikhega
dal bhat khake dakar lena
sona aur magan rahana
koee n pahachanega n paega
parvatoan ka sina barasati nadi ka uddam veg
sooraj ka tap hava ki takaliph
dvaroan par tale j de raheange
dil dimag thass p de raheange
apani hi khumari mean apana hi pyar
kasbe ko chat jaega
khabaroan mean bhi nahian aega kasba
aur bekhabar ghoomata rahega duniya ka gola
(1988)
