pani se nikalakar
magaramachchh kinare par aya,
ishare se
bandar ko bulaya.
bandar gurraya-
khoan khoan, kyoan,
tumhari najar mean to
mera kaleja hai?
magaramachchh bola-
nahian nahian, tumhari bhabhi ne
khas tumhare liye
siangha de ka achar bheja hai.
bandar ne socha
ye kya ghotala hai,
lagata hai jangal mean
chunav ane vala hai.
lekin prakat mean bola-
vah!
achar, vo bhi siangha de ka,
yani talab ke kaba de ka!
b di hi dayavan
tumhari mada hai,
lagata hai sher ke khilaf
chunav l dane ka irada hai.
kaise jana, kaise jana?
aise jana, aise jana
ki ajakal
bhrashtachar ki nadi mean
nahane ke bad
jisaki bhi chhavi svachchh hai,
vahi to magaramachchh hai.
ek nanha memana
aur usaki maan bakari,
ja rahe the jangal mean
rah thi sankari.
achanak samane se a gaya ek sher,
lekin ab to
ho chuki thi bahut der.
bhagane ka nahian tha koee bhi rasta,
bakari aur memane ki halat khasta.
udhar sher ke qadam dharati napean,
idhar ye donoan thar-thar kapean.
ab to sher a gaya ekadam samane,
bakari lagi jaise - jaise
bachche ko thamane.
chhitakakar bola bakari ka bachcha-
sher aankal!
kya tum hamean kha jaoge
ekadam kachcha?
sher muskuraya,
usane apana bhari panja
memane ke sir par phiraya.
bola-
he bakari - kul gaurav,
ayushman bhav!
dirghayu bhav!
chirayu bhav!
kar kalarav!
ho utsav!
sabut rahean tere sab avayav.
ashish deta ye pashu - puangav - sher,
ki ab nahian hoga koee aandhera
uchhalo, koodo, nacho
aur jiyo hansate - hansate
achchha bakari maiya namaste!
itana kahakar sher kar gaya prasthan,
bakari hairan-
beta tajjub hai,
bhala ye sher kisi par
raham khane vala hai,
lagata hai jangal mean
chunav ane vala hai.
