jab tantriyon par phisalatee chhuan
naabhi par naachatee mizaraab se
abhimantrit kar detee sitaar ko
bheetar kaa samoochaa reetaapan
bhar uThataa hai.
registaanee saanpon kee sarasaraahaTon
jangalee baason kee seeTiyon
bijalee kee cheetkaaron
siyaaron kee huaa huaa
tane ragaḌate haatheeyon ke garajane
bhainson ke seeng bhiḌane se
phooT paḌataa hai suron kaa jangalee jharanaa
jharane kaa veg
chehare par sahejate
baandh lete hain tabale
samooche jangal ko
apanee baanhon men
sur paar karane lagatee hain pagaDanDiyaan
vilambit par chalatee
drut par dauḌatee
toḌe kee Taapon TaTakaaratee
jhaale men jhanakane lagateen hain
havaa kuchh neeche aa Thahar jaatee hai
aakaash bhee jhaankane lagataa hai
kise naheen chaahie khushee
anakh reetepan ke bharaav ke liye.
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Rati Saxena
