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
