Friday, 24 April 2015

Tumne Sandesha bheja hai

Pata nahi kya hai
Bahut patakhon ki awaj se kapkapaa rahi hai asmaan ki chhati...
Aur dur se baja aur ganne ki lahar uske sath bahte hue a rahi hai hawa me
Ya Akash ek box hei
Khul raha h ulta
Aur ye sab gir rahe hein upar se...
Jane cricket me India ki jeet ho
Ya kisi tyohar ho
Ya fir ho shadi byah ka alam
Par
Mujhe to lagta hai
Har baar lagta hai
Jab v itni shor ho aur baja baj uthe patakhon ki chhutne ki khushi se,
Lage,
Tumse sandesha hai
Tumhare bare me hai
Tumne kuchh kahlwa bheja h!

Mai Ghash Maidan:Tu Toofan!

Bichhi hui ek ghash ka maidan hun 
Asman khul jata hai
Ek vishal phatak cheer kar
Tum utar ate ho...
Tej ki hawa k jhonke me lotpat mere ghash ki kiyariayan...
Milon tak su su... Aur toofan ki lahar...
Mai jaag jati hun gari nind se
Ab mai phul rahi hun
Uth rahi hun
Chhid rahi hun ek juar bhatta ki 
samudri chess pali ki tarha...

Bahut sare khidki ki kholne ki awaj
Aur Tere pash hone ka ahsash
Mithe Sathiya, mahu-barshi-ankhon wale!
Ghumte hein bahte hein chhati par mere
Coma me chala jata hai astitwa
Aur drip se Tu khoon me samil hota hai
Dhire dhire...
Kahne ko mai soi rahti hun
Par bhitar Tu daudta hai...
Halke se Tere pash ake khada hona
Wo bhari kadam ko dhire se rakhna 
Jab sunai padta hai
Pichhle bahut pichhle kuchh dhundle drishya dikhta hai kuchh kohre ki alishan mahal ki parda hata ke...

Ek Toofan ata hai
Gujarta hai mere upar
Aur tahas nahas me Tere kadmo ki nishan 
Aur muskurate motion ko samette hue 
Pata chalta hai
Tu kitna apna hai

Achanak haste hue mudna Tera
Ek mahak uthta hai rooh me se mere
Badlon ki ferry me 
Tere itne sare muhn yatri hain
Aur akeli mai-Tere mele me...
Tu mujhe dekhta hai khinchte najar se
Aur khinch leta hai jameen paon tale....
Ye mai ud chali Tere mahua ujle me....

Up comes the Sun


Up comes the Sun
And every flower smile in my hanging garden
Opening their petals and stretching to the limits
They smile aglow,
straining tender golden rays in their coloured beings
Swaying in the lap of sweet breeze...

Outside the fresh air touches trees, boughs, leaves jovially
Playing like a baby elephant among dense foliage
And in their closed entities the buds pray with folded hands
With gratitude and fulfillment for the up-springing fountain of life
To the Unseen Creator!

And I collected all these to gift you
And place in Your sashank-sphatik lotus feet!

Thursday, 23 April 2015

sameti...fir bikhri


Hi,
Thoda sa sameti thi khudko subah
Aur hote hote hath aya
Kayi saal purana
Wo Nalanda school ki
Syllabus for entrance examination...
Ek minute ushe hath me liya
Ghadi ki sui panch saal pichhe daud gai
Aur Ap dahine taraf beithe ho
Khade ho...has rahe ho...
Wo sab kuchh aur bahut kuchh ki
Ek gali khul gai...
Aur dhakel di gai mai andar teji se
Ek tej bahti bahti jaldhara me bahte bahte
Kam light me diwar par Tuumhare ahsash
Ko itne kareeb pakar fir bikhar gai...
Jeise ab yehin ho
Aur ab nahi...

Up comes the Sun

Up comes the Sun
And every flower smile in my hanging garden
Opening their petals and stretching to the limits
They smile aglow, straining tender golden rays in their coloured beings
Swaying in the lap of sweet breeze...
Outside the fresh air touches trees, boughs, leaves jovially
Playing like a baby elephant among dense foliage.
And in their closed entities the buds pray with folded hands
With gratitude and fulfilment for the up-springing fountain of life
To the Unseen Creator!
And I collected all these to gift you
And place in Your sashank-sphatik lotus feet!

Barati

Leti hun-
Aur Tum bahe ja rahe ho...
Bina tel ki balon me se
Ek khusboo jagi hai.
Aur dhire dhire seer ka dukhna
Jeise mridang ho Tere.

Andhere kamre me leti hun
Aur samne ki ghar se 
Light ai giri jharokha ko kud ke
Dahine taraf ki diwar par mere
Jharokhe ki char railing ki chhaya
Aur ek all out ki batti ki laal ankh
Fir Tum bahne lage...

Ankho me mere roshani kam
Liye leti hun andhere kamre me 
Aur Tumhe sandesha bhejne ke baad
Hriyme ek samandar bhar aya hai
Tum bahne lage-
Aur samandar gho gho...
machalne lagi hai...ab kuchh shor hai.
Jab Tu pash eise -duniya ajnabi hai!

Leti hun aur Tum bahne lage
Aur Tumhare taxi chal padi hai
Airport se-aur hathon me phone par mai hun
Bahut utsuk swar me bahut kuchh kahi ja rahi hun
Aur,...Tumhare muhn bhari
Heya bhav se baat kar rahe ho mujhse
Maap chup short cut thanda gale me
Aur Tumhare us muhn ko leke taxi chal padi hai
Hyderabad k sadkon pe
Har chauraha chura le rahe hein
Tere hasin saql se bhari motiyan kuchh...

Mai leti hun...
Phone par mystic songs me Karunesh 
Chal pada hai...
Karuna palki pe -
Utha lene wale kabhi 
visharn Vanshi ki akul murchhanaen hein
Kabhi jala-tarang ki abhimani ragini hai
Aur palki ki jharokhe se Tum dikhne lage
Kuchh tarein chhup gaye badal ke pichhe-
Jeise mere dusre baar ki friend-request 
Kahin chhup gaya...kuchh din latakne ke baad
Unatteneded...chuup gaya hamesha ke lie
Tumahre deleted FB profile ke sath...
Chhup gaye tarein...
Aur fir Tum bahne lage mere khule ankhon se..

Wo muhn...wo bhari muhn...wo aswasti Tumhare 
Wo heya-tuchha gyan...wo dhutkaarna Tumhara
Wo birakt bhav - chal pade sine me ...
Sath sath chal pade saji hui dil ki khwahisein mere
Dulhan ban ke, ghunghat bhale hi bhig jae ashuon se
Chal pade fir v neha ki chunari ode Tere pichhe pichhe
Tere chhod jane ke baad-gumnaam kisi gali me
Dhul banke bikhar jane ke lie..

Mai leti hun
Aur Tum bahne lage
Sath sath ye barati v
Ab bahut shor hai
Ke khamoshi ki darwaje pe aj shor aya hai...


~Baarati

Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Hyderabad ki Sadkein

Hyderabad ki sadkein...
Ab kadam dalne par
Tere nahi lagte
Na mere lagte
Na jane ye kiske lagte hein...
Hyderabad ki sadkein...
Jeise koi saaf kar gaya
Na Tere kadam rahe
Na mere kadam rahe
Na jane kiske kadmo ki nisani
Ye sine me sajaye sajti hai
Hyderabad ki sadkein...
Kahin kahin fir v
Tere adha tirchha hasi
Akhad bakhad kadam
Kuchh ans muhn ki
Kuchh chuppi,kuchh kathaa
Samet ke rakhe hain
Hyderabad ki sadkein...
Chalte bhagte kahin ruk jate hein...
Jahan Tum asamanjas me kisi counter ke samne khade ho, dekhte hein
Tumhare pairon tale jitni gungunati andhera hai
Unko leke Chand ki kale kothri tak jate hein
Wahan jama kar ajate hein
Fir se wohin laut Jane k lie
Hyderabad ki sadkein...
Kisi ek dukan ke samne thaharte hein
Jahan Suraj se Tumne hath milai thi
Kuchh roshani lakar mere hath me rakhi thi
Kuchh muskurahat ab v palapte hein wahan...
Wohin kuchh der sans lete hein
Ye Hyderabad ki sadkein...
Fir chal pade jo ye Hyderabad ki sadkein...
Ghumte ghamte rook jate heim-wahan-
Kisi Resturant ki samne ki dhul me
Ab v jahan Tere ulte pairon ki nishani
Mere sidhe pairon ki nishani se
Ghanton batein karte hain
Jab ye Hyderabad so jati hai
Aur daudte daudte iski sadkein
Tham jate hein...
Tab ye Tere mere batein karte hein..