Sunahri Machhli

baat hai to kuchh aib si

lekin phir bhi hai

ho gai thi mohabbat

ek mard ko

ek sunahri machhli se

lahron se aTkheliyan karti

bal khati chamchamati machhli

bha gai thi mard ko

TukTuki bandhe pahron

dekhta rahta wo

us shoKH ki aThkheliyan

machhli ko bhi achchha lagta tha

mard ka is tarah se nihaarna

bandh gae donon pyar ke bandhan mein

milan ki KHwahish fitri thi

mard ne machhli se iltija ki

ek bar sirf ek bar

pani se bahar aane ki koshish karo

mohabbat ka junun

itna shadid tha ki

baghair kuchh soche-samjhe

machhli pani se bahar aa gai

chhaT-paTa gai

bahut bari tarah se chhaT-paTa gai

lekin ab

wo apne mahbub ki banhon mein thi

mohabbat ki kaifiyat mein

kuchh pal ko

sari taDap sari chhaT-paTahaT jati rahi

do badan ek jaan ho gae

sairab ho kar mahbub ne

mahbuba ko pani ke supurd kar diya

baDa anokha baDa masarrat-angez

aur baDa dardnak tha ye mel

har bar puri taqat baTor kar

chal paDti mahbuba

mahbub se milne

taDphaDati chhaT-paTati

pyar deti pyar pati

sairab karti sairab hoti

aur phir lauT aati pani mein

ek din

machhli ko jaane kya sujhi

us ne mard se kaha

aaj tum aao

main pani mein kaise aaun

kuchh pal apne sansen rok lo

machhli ne kaha

sans rok lun

yani jina rok lun

kuchh pal jine ke liye hi to aata hun main

tumhaare pas

sans rok lunga to jiyunga kaise

mard ne kaha

machhli sakte mein thi

ek hi pal mein:

mard ki fitrat aur mohabbat ke

bahami rishte ki sachchai

us ke samne thi

ab

kuchh jaanne pane aur chahne ko

baqi nahin bacha tha

machhli ne be-kaif nigahon se

mard ko dekha

aur Dub gai

be-panah gahraiyon mein

udhar KHud se be-KHabar mard

jine ki KHwahish liye abhi tak wahin baiTha hai

aur soch raha hai mera qusur kya hai