chaar pahar kee zindagee

chaar pahar kee zindagee

alas bhor mein bachapan bita,
nahin thee kisee tarah kee chinta,
apane sundar natakhat svabhaav se,
sabhee ka dil tha mainne jeeta.

samay bita chhal-kapat apanaaya,
maan-baap ne mujhe bahut samajhaaya,
kachchee dhup see thee meree tarunaee
tha kishor kuchh samajh na paaya.

laalach-lobh ke saath aaee javaanee,
mainne kisee se kabhee haar na maanee,
khadee dhup mein mainne paseena bahaaya
lakshy paane mein karata tha manamaanee.

kaam-krodh ka aisa chaska jaaga,
dhan-daulat ke peechhe-peechhe main bhaaga,
jeevan ka pal ho shaam suhaanee to
praudh umr mein eemaan ko bhee tyaaga.

nau-ras ke chaasanee mein aisa duba,
paanch-gyaanendriyaan thee meree mahabooba,
godhulee see thee nasha jeevan ka
phir bhee shaanti ka nahin mila tajurba.

aankh naak-kaan ab kaam nahin karata,
man to kaam-jihva mein phansa hee rahata,
amaavasya raat see hai budhaape kee zindagee
bhog-vilaas se phir bhee jee nahin bharata.

ichchha hai ab main prabhu sharan main jaoon,
bhajan-keertan ab kar nahin paoon,
samay rahate kuchh samajh na paaya
ant samay hai main bahut pachhataoon.

paanchon gyaanendriyaan ab kamajor huee hai,
ek-ek karake sab saath chhod gaee hai,
jaan gaya is raat kee ab subah nahin
ab kya hoga ab umr nikal gaee hai.

alas- akarmany, sust

– © raakesh kumaar shreevaastav “raahe