jal-pari
maiñ apne hoñTh us ke bāloñ par rakh detā huuñ
vo ḳhāmosh rahtī hai
vo ḳhāmoshī se mujhe dekhtī hai
vo mujhe aise dekhtī hai jaise ek 'aurat samundar ko dekhtī hai
bahut qarīb aur lā-ta'alluq
palaTtī huī mauj us ke talvoñ se ret bahā laatī hai
vo apne panje gaaḌ detī hai
vo ek shernī hai jo paanī ko dekhte rahnā chāhtī hai
us kā 'aks TūT-phūT jaatā hai
vo dekhtī hai kahīñ bahut nīche
fern kā hiltā huā paudā
mūñge kī chaTTān aur ek jal-parī
main apne honTh us ke baalon par rakh deta hun
wo KHamosh rahti hai
wo KHamoshi se mujhe dekhti hai
wo mujhe aise dekhti hai jaise ek 'aurat samundar ko dekhti hai
bahut qarib aur la-ta'alluq
palaTti hui mauj us ke talwon se ret baha lati hai
wo apne panje gaD deti hai
wo ek sherni hai jo pani ko dekhte rahna chahti hai
us ka 'aks TuT-phuT jata hai
wo dekhti hai kahin bahut niche
fern ka hilta hua pauda
munge ki chaTTan aur ek jal-pari
- Book : Mitti Ki Sundarta Dekho (Pg. 131)
- Author : Sarvat Husain
- Publication : Rekhta Publications (2018)
- Edition : First
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