Ek LaDki Shadan

ek laDki thi chhoTi si

dubli si aur moTi si

nannhi si aur munni si

bilkul hi than mathni si

us ke baal the kale se

sidhe ghunghrale se

munh par us ke lali si

chaTTi si maTyali si

us ki nak pakoDi si

nokili si chauDi si

aankhen kali nili si

surKH safed aur pili si

kapDe us ke thaile se

ujle se aur maile se

ye laDki thi bholi si

bi bi si aur goli si

har dam khel tha kaam us ka

shadan bi-bi nam tha us ka

hansti thi aur roti thi

jagti thi aur soti thi

har dam us ki amman-jaan

khincha karti us ke kan

kahti thin maktab ko ja

khelon mein mat waqt ganwa

ammi sab kuchh kahti thi

shadan khelti rahti thi

ek din shadan khel mein thi

aae us ke abba ji

wo lahore se aae the

chizen wizen lae the

box mein thin ye chizen sab

KHair tamasha dekho ab

abba ne aate hi kaha

shadan aa kuchh paDh ke suna

gum thi ek muddat se kitab

kya deti is waqt jawab

do bahnen thin shadan ki

chhoTi nannhi munni si

nam tha manjhli ka siman

guDiya si nannhi nadan

wo boli ai abba ji

ab to paDhti hun main bhi

billi hai c a T cat

chuha hai r a T rat

munh mouth hai nak hai nose

aur gulab ka phul hai rose

main ne abba ji dekha

KHub sabaq hai yaad kiya

shadan ne us waqt kaha

main ne hi to sikhaya tha

lekin abba ne chup chap

khola box ko uTh kar aap

is mein jo chizen niklen

sari siman ko de den

ek chini ki guDiya thi

ek jadu ki puDiya thi

ek nannhi si thi motor

aap hi chalti thi far-far

gendon ka ek joDa tha

ek lakDi ka ghoDa tha

ek siTi thi ek baja

ek tha miTTi ka raja

shadan ko kuchh bhi na mila

yani khel ki pai saza

ab wo ghaur se paDhti hai

pure taur se paDhti hai