sher aur KHargosh

bahut hi bade ek jangal mein ek bar
bahut hi bada ek hi sher tha
bahut hi badi us ki monchhen bhi thin
bahut hi badi punchh us sher ki


kabhi punchh upar uthata tha jab
to panchhi bhi pedon pe dar jate the
nikalta tha jab ghaar se aur ghurraata tha
to jangal mein sab dar ke chhup jate the


bahut sahme sahme se rahte the sab
kabhi koi gidad kabhi lomdi
kabhi nil gay kabhi koi suar
kabhi ek do aur kabhi tin tin


jahan bhi mile jis qadar bhi shikar
wo jangal ka raja tha kha jata tha
koi bhi amn se na ji pata tha
bahut soch kar sab ke sab ek din


sabha mein mile aur kiye faisle
agar sher bahar na aaya kare
to har roz parchi nikala karen
ki har roz bas ek hi jaanwar


khud hi sher ke ghaar mein bhej kar
chain se ji saken
magar sher ji se ye kaise kahen
sabha ke sabhi soch mein pad gae


bahut der baad
bade pir bakre ji bole ki main
meri umr to yun hi baqi hai kam
mujhe khae jata hai bachchon ka gham


agar sher ne kha liya bhi to kya
sunaya bade pir ne ja ke jangal ka ye faisla
sher ji sun ke pahle to chaunke zara
magar ghaur se socha jab moamla


to samjhe chalo apni mehnat bachi
ye jangal bhi apna hai raja bhi hum
hamein hi to hoga na parja ka gham
zaban pher kar khushk honton pe bole


khabar kar di jaegi janta ko kal
magar aaj ke din halum halum
aaj to aap hi meri khurak ho
kaha aur bas kha gaya budhe bakre ko sher


din guzarte gae
log ghatte gae mahine gae
yun hi roz khurak jati rahi sher ke ghaar tak
ki ek din nikal aai bari jo khargosh ki


wo ghabra gaya
chala dhime dhime se kachhwe ki chaal
pahunchte pahunchte use ghaar tak sham hone lagi
use dekh kar sher bhanna gaya


chhatanki barabar ye khurak bheji hai jangal ne
aur is qadar der se
mita dunga khargosh ki zat ko
main jangal ka jangal hi kha jaunga


suna aur khargosh rone laga
gidgidane laga
huzur is mein meri nahin hai khata
na jangal sabha ka koi dosh hai


ki jangal ne to sat khargosh bheje magar
magar kya
magar sir
magar kya kyun hakla rahe ho batao mujhe


magar magar magar sir
kahan hain tumhaare chhe ghaddar sathi
wo khargosh phir se sisakne laga
hamein raste mein huzur ek


zalim ne roka tha
aur bahut galiyan aap ko din
kaha main dohraun kaise wo sab kuchh huzur
kaha jao kah do mere sathiyon ko wahi kha gaya


ye sunna tha ki sher ghurraya monchhon mein bal aa gae
akadne lagi us ki hunteri punchh
aur aankhon mein bas khun utarne laga
kahan hai kidhar hai bata kaun hai


mere hote kis ka hua hausla
ki meri reaya pe koi zulm kar sake
wo hai aap ki zat ka sir magar
main m main main wo kahta tha sir


j j jangal ka raja asl
main wo wo hai
lapak ke utha sher bola bata
kahan hai bata us ko kachcha chaba jaunga


wo pipal ki paudi ke pichhe
jo kuan hai na
wahin pe chhupa hai wo kayer huzur
palak ke jhapakne mein pahunche kuen pe


khargosh aur sher
khade ho ke kunen pe us sher ne
jo pani mein dekha to han sher tha
wo pani mein us ki hi parchhain thi


magar sher samjha wahi dusra sher hai
dikhae jo us ne bhayanak se dant
to us ne bhi dikhlae waise hi dant
ye ghurraya ghurrai parchhain bhi


palat ke kuen se jo aawaz lauti
wo samjha wo aaya
ye kuda chhapak se pani mein aur
dub ke mar gaya


khushi se jo uchhla hai khargosh to
abhi tak uchhal kar hi chalta hai wo