~Batabanaa Batoi

Kaatar gathri dukha ra,

Thakaa man,

khyata bikhyata padapat,

e sabu ra punji nei-

kahin jaun batoi...

ki sandhane aba...?

ho kale kehi nahi,

ka kahile kehi nahi...

agare kehi nahi pachhare kehi nahi

ukuluthiba koha ra bata-paaunaa,

kharcha karibaku bajara kahin?

kahin Tu jau Batoi eka eka

mapibaku nija chhai ra dirghataa?

na, e lamba patha?

jai mishe dhalanti surya ra deshe?

Tu aba nimantrita atithi sethaa ra?

na? tebe bina amantrane jauchhu kuade?

~Batabanaa Batoi

Wo nahi dekhta

woh kehta hai mar dunga

aur mai has has ke ake khadi ho jati hun

upar  ko hasi rahti hai

bhitar muhn sukha jata hai

hasi ki powder laga ke ati hun

aur kathgade pe khada karta hai

ye wo karta hai

hamesha se

dosh uska ho

mera ho

kisika bhi na ho

kathgade pew o mujhe khada karta hai

ye uska khel hai

fir kahta hai mar dunga

aur mai sochti hun

jarur majak kar raha hoga

aur mai bekal hoke intejaar karti hun

kiabke baar to wo mera masoom chehra dekh lega

mere ankhon me chhupa ashu dekh lega

taras khayega

keise nahi usko mujhpe daya na ayega

sathi hai who mera

par har baar ki tarha

uski talwar girta hai

aur mere garden katti hai

apne hi Sathi ke samne har baar hasne ka abhinay

aur dard nahi hai ka bahana

sina mot karke khade rahna

ajnabi banne ka dawa uska

dukh de jata hai

dard chhura chaku talwar banke girta hai

mere masoom sa kaleje pe

jahan who rahta hai…

har baar sochti hun

sayad wo is baar dekh lega ki

haste hue meine sina khol to diya hai

par mera muhn sukh gaya hai man ki taap se