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chhoTe the, maa(n) upale thaapaa karatee thee
ham upalon par shaklen goo(n)dhaa karate the
aa(n)kh lagaakar - kaan banaakar
naak sajaakar -
pagaḌee vaalaa, Topee vaalaa
meraa upalaa -
teraa upalaa -
apane-apane jaane-pahachaane naamon se
upale thaapaa karate the

ha(n)sataa-khelataa sooraj roz savere aakar
gobar ke upalon pe khelaa karataa thaa
raat ko aa(n)gan men jab choolhaa jalataa thaa
ham saare choolhaa gher ke baiThe rahate the
kis upale kee baaree aayee
kisakaa upalaa raakh huaa
vo panDit thaa -
ik munnaa thaa -
ik dasharath thaa -
barason baad - main
shmashaan men baiThaa soch rahaa hoo(n)
aaj kee raat is vakt ke jalate choolhe men
ik dost kaa upalaa aur gayaa!
- Gulzar
Ref: Pukhraj - Gulzar
Pub: Rupa and Company
15, Bankim Chatterji Street, Calcutta 700 073
Topic:
Death (9)

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'Tumhaare Saath Rahkar'
Sarveshwardayal Saxena


tumhaare saath rahakar
aksar mujhe aisaa mahasoos huaa hai
ki dishaae(n) paas aa gayee hain,
har raastaa chhoTaa ho gayaa hai,
duniyaa simaTakar
ek aa(n)gan-see ban gayee hai
jo khachaakhach bharaa hai,
kaheen bhee ekaant naheen
n baahar, n bheetar.

har cheez kaa aakaar ghaT gayaa hai,
peḌ itane
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This Month :
'Hamaaree Sahyatra'
Jyotsana Mishra


kabhee-kabhee jeevan koee ghoShaNaa naheen karataa—
vah bas bahataa hai,
jaise koee puraanaa raag,
dheere-dheere aatmaa men utarataa huaa,
binaa shor, binaa aagrah.

hamaare saath ke tees varSh poorN hue hain.
kabhee lagataa hai hamane samay ko jiyaa,
kabhee lagataa hai samay ne hamen taraashaa.
yah saath keval varSh naheen the—
yah do aatmaaon kaa maun sanvaad thaa,
jo shabdon se pare,
par bhaavon se bharapoor rahaa.

jab hamane saath chalanaa shuroo kiyaa,
tum the svapnadraShTaa—
shabdon ke jaadoogar,
bhaviShy ke rangeen rekhaachitron men Doobe hue.
aur main…
main thee vah zameen
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This Month :
'Tum To Pahle Aise Naa The'
Satya Mishra


tum to pahale aise n the
raat biraat aaoge
der saver aaoge...
ham neend men rahen
aa(n)kh naa khule
to rooTh jaaoge...

svapn men aaoge
divaasvapn dikhaaoge
ham kalam uThaae(n)ge
to chhip jaaoge...

bechainiyon kaa kabhee
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This Month :
'Kuchh Prem Kavitaayein'
Pradeep Shukla


1.
prem kavitaa, kahaaniyaa(n) aur ph़ilmen
jahaa(n) tak le jaa sakatee hain
main gayaa hoo(n) usake paar
kaee baar.
ik ajeeb-see bechainee hotee hai vahaa(n)
jee karataa hai thaam loo(n) koee cheej
koee haath, koee sahaaraa.
main Tik naheen paataa vahaa(n) der tak.

suno,
abase
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