BACHPAN KI YAAD

Mere in gumsum kaano me

jaise sargam koi bajata hai,

gum ki faili khamoshi me

koi saaj chhed ke jata hai,

par in anjaani baaton se

ek jhoka taan sunata hai,

meri yaadon ki gahrai se

Mera bachpan yaad dilata hai.

Bachpan ke din the pyare se

kuchh meethe se anjaane se,

mere bachpan ki gahrai me

mai gunga sa ho jata hun,

jab-jab sone ko jata hun

ma ki lori mujhe satati hai.

Na jaane wo pal kab beet gaye

jo har pal phool khilate the,

jab pedon pe chad jaate the

aur patte khoob girate the.

Ek pake aam ki khwahish me

hum kitna dhoom machate the,

kabhi aam zameen pe paate the

kabhi daali ke sang aate the.

Bachpan ke din wo kaise the

jab Holi jam ke manate the,

hum kitna mela jaate the

aur kitne deep jalate the.

Jab garmi ki chhutti aati thi

hum naani ke ghar jaate the,

nana ji daat khilate the

hum anjaane ban jaate the.

Aur humari naani ma

hume kitna doodh pilati thi,

hum jab sone ko jaate the

hume kisse bahot sunaati thi.

Fir in haste se kaano me

ek toofan aake jata hai,

mai bhauchakka rah jata hun

mera khwab kahi kho jata hai.

Ab un bachpan ke yaadon ke

fir gulsan kaun sajayega,

apni ma ki lori jaisi

fir bansi kaun bajayega.

ab un bachpan ki yaadon jaisi

fir dulhan kise banayenge,

ab fir kaise kagaj lekar

hum kaise naav chalayenge.

ye khawab adhura sa apna

kaise poora ho payega,

hum aage badhte jayenge

har jhoka yaad dilayega.

Mere in gumsum kaano me

fir sargam koi bajayega,

gum ki faili khamoshi me

koi saaj chhed ke jayega,

inhi anjaani baaton me

ek jhoka taan sunayega,

mere yaadon ki gahrai se

fir bachpan yaad dilayega...