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ऐसा ना हो

मेरे सब्र की इनतहं खतम् हो जाये

इसलिये चले आओ इस दीपावली पर

जलाने वो चिराग

जिनहे तुम बुझा आई थी

कुछ बरस पहले

तेल कि कुछ बूदें

शेष ! रहने  तक ।

- सुशील गैरोला

Yaad

"Yaad"

aati hai aane par

na aane par bhi aati hai "Yaad"

chahne par

chali aati hai

Dhoop si kamre me fail jati hai

na chahne par bhi aati hai yaad.

Achanak kabhi

chupke se dubak kar

kabhi darwaje khar-kharakar aati hai yaad

yaad aati hai

dhoop, hawa chandni ki aad lekar

yaad aati hai beeti yaadon ka pahad lekar

tumhare aane ki aahat se aati hai yaad

tumhare jane ki chahat se aati hai yaad

na hone par tumhare

satati hai "Yaad".

Jagati hai subah jaagne par

jagati hai raat sone par

kamra khula

ya band hone par

Palken bhigone

chupke se

aati hai

"YAAD".

-Susheel Gairola

© published in 2008.

Kaash! humne us rishte ko koi NAAM na diya hota.

Wo

tumhara milna yakayak

ek sapne sa dikhai dena

aankh lagte hi......

do-char alfazon ki han-na

aur fir wo "DoSTi"

ta-umr saath nibhane ke

dhero waade/har un wodon par

jawan hoti "DoSTi'

itni jawan hui ki hamne kabul kiya

is rishte ko ek naya naam dena

"DoSTi" se iter.

Kai harf bane kai harf mite

kabhi bhoor subhe kabhi saanjh dhale....

aur fir ek din

nazar lag gayee jamane ki

Aaj dafan hue un rishton ki jami pe

ug aaya hai yaadon ka gulab

yahi kehne.....

Kaash!

humne us rishte ko koi

NAAM na diya hota.

-Susheel Gairola ©2011

Nazm..

Sirf nibhaya gaya bhar
"taqalluf" ka safar
"shuqriya" "aammen" jaise hurf
aur kuch bhi to nahi hai mere paas
tumhara diya-
"Dil" bhi nahi.

ye ranjo-gam ye kahani
ho nahi sakte tumhari nishani
udas din aur shyah raaton ki tarah
haq hai merea in par.

Achanak mile jab kabhi
dono taraf
haan dono taraf
bah aai thi dariyaen jajbaat ki
thi magar mahir tum is tarah ke haalat ki
gujar gayi youn kareeb se
bheench kar jajbaat
othon ki tarah daanton tale
goya
shaher ho ajnabi aur...
koi chehra pehchana nahi
jab ki labon ki shikan me kahin
meri hamnafas hum reh gaye the wahin.

aana kabhi
ghadi do ghadi
lamhe do lamhon ke liye
taqalluf hi sahi......aameen.

-susheel Gairola
[Published in "Nirjharni" in July 1997.]

Jeena isi ka naam hai...

"ye jeene ki ada hai ya jeena isi ka naam hai,
yahan dhundli hain subhen to bebas shaam hai,
kahin lahu bech kar chulha hai jalta,
kahi chalakta jaam hai,
bus is umeed pe sakoon se mar gaya wo,
ki kafan ka intzaam hai,
ab tumhi kaho e dost ye marne ki ada hai
ya jeena isi ka naam hai."

Aur chaha bhi itna....

Mathe pe rakt sendur
aur ek choti si bindiya mere naam ki,
apalak raaton aur unide din ke baad
ek choti si mulakat shaam ki,
bus itna hi chaha tha....
lekin,
kabhi khush hue to
muskra na sake
gam mile to aansu baha na sake
Jindgi ne yun rishta nibhaya humse
ki jise chaha use paa na sake,
aur kambakth..
chaha bhi itna ki
BHULA NA SAKE.

"Maa".....

On mother's Day I salute to allmothers~
Duniya jab sambandhon ke beech lakeer ban gayee,
Sangharsh hi jeewan ki takdeer ban gayee,
mamta ke retile aanchal par ungli firayee bewajah,
dekha to "maa" teri tasveer ban gayee.
"thanks Maa".

"Aashiq" dafn hote hain...

Khwabon me jo aate ho hakiqat me kyun nahi aate,
Hansana gar nahi aata to kyun kar rula jate,
Jahar ki ek pudiya se agar sare khwab mar jate,
to na ye pyar reh pata kabhi ke hum bhi tar jate,
bhulado hume hum jahar se dara nahi karte,
"Aashiq" dafn hote hain mara nahi karte.