Neeli Patang...

chalte chalte achanak ek sarsarahat suni,
asman ki or sar utha kar dekha,
ghataen chaayin hui thi,
aur kai patangein udti nazar aayin,
Lal, hari, peeli, gulabi,
anek rangon se akash ko alankrit karti,
hawa ke veg se idhar udhar athkhelian karti,
kayi patangein nazar ayi.

par tabhi achanak ek neeli patang aayi,
uske aage kisi ki ek na chal payi,
aur kuch hi ksharon main asmaan main keval neeli patang hi nazar aayi,
aisa laga mani aksah ne kisi rangeen kapde ko badal kar,
ek sadharan sa vastra dharan kar lia ho,
jispe ek neela teeka hai,
Mujhe laga ki lagta hai ki koi bada patanbaaz hai,
fir laga ki kyon na jakar dekhoon ki kaun hai,
jakar dekha to ek nanha sa baccha,
us neeli patang ki dor apne hath main lie hue,
masti main jhoom raha tha,
main uske kareeb gaya,
uski peeth thapthapayi,
aur poocha ki aise baariik daanv kaise seekhe?

Baacha bola ki galtion ko samajhkar,
unhe dobara na karke,
naye daanv khud se seekhkar,
usne apna avijit samrajya failaya.

Tab mujhe samajh main aaya ki,
sabse aage badhne ke lie,
sabse tez daudna padta hai,
thokar se bachne ke lie,
door se thokar ko dekhna padta hai,
yadi thokar lag bhi jaye to,
turant sambhalna padta hai,
aur sambhalne par nayi urja se daudna padta hai.

Isi udedh bun main ek baar fir asmaan par nazar padi,
fir se asman man kai patangein nazar aayi,
par fir us neeli patang par nazar padi,
ek ek karke rangeen patangon ne phir jameen ki khakh chaani,
aur kuch hi der main punah,
keval neeli patang nazar aayi,
main muskaraya kyon ki mujhe bhi nayi raah nazar aayi,
nayi raah jo shayad mujhe le jayegi,
aise jahan main,
jahan neeli patang meri hogi.

Amen.............