Love Poems
Madhushala
 

by Harivanshrai Bachchan


mridu bhaavon ke angooron ki
aaj banaa laayaa haalaa,
priyatam, apne hi haathon se
aaj pilaaoongaa pyaalaa;
pehle bhog lagaa lu teraa,
phir prasaad jag payegaa;
sabse pehle teraa swaagat
karti meri madhushala.

pyaas tujhe to, vishwa tapaakar
purna nikaloongaa haalaa,
ek paav se saaki bankar
nachoongaa lekar pyaalaa;
jivan ki madhutaa to tere
oopar kab kaa vaar chukaa,
aaj nichaavar kar doongaa mai
tujhpar jag ki madhushala.

bhavuktaa angoor lataa se
kheech kalpanaa ki haalaa,
kavi saaki bankar aayaa hai
bharkar kavitaa kaa pyaalaa;
kbhi na kan-bhar khaali hogaa
laakh piyen, do laakh piyen!
pathakgan hain peenewale,
pustak meri madhushala.

madiraalaya jaane ko ghar se
chaltaa hai peenewaalaa,
'kis path par jaaoon ?' asamanjas
me hai wah bholaa bhaalaa;
alag alag path batlaate sab
par mai yah batlaataa hun -
'raah pakad tu ek chalaa chal,
paa jayegaa madhushala.'

chalne hi chalne me kitna
jivan haay, bita dala!
'door abhi hai', par, kahta hai
har path batlaane waalaa;
himmat hai na badhu aage ko,
saahas hai a phiru peeche;
kinkartavyavimoodh mujhe kar
door khadhee hai madhushala.

mukh se tu avirat kahtaa jaa
madhu, madira, maadak haalaa,
haathon se anubhav kartaa jaa
ek lalit kalpit pyaalaa,
dhyaan kiye jaa man me sumadhur
sukhkar, sundar saaki kaa;
aur badhaa chal, pathik na tujhko
door lagegi madhushala.

madira peene ki abhilaashaa
hi ban jaaye jab haalaa,
adharon ki aaturtaa me hi
jab aabhaasit ho pyaalaa,
bane dhyaan hi karte-karte
jab saaki saakaar, sakhe,
rahe na haalaa, pyaalaa, saaki,
tujhe milegi madhushala.

haathon me aane se pahle
naaz dikhaayegi pyaalaa,
adharon par aane se pahle
adaa dikhaayegi haalaa,
bahutere inkaar karega
saaki aane se pahle;
pathik, na ghabraa jaanaa, pahle
maan karegi madhushla.

laal suraa ki dhaar lapat-si
kah na ise denaa jwaalaa,
phenil madiraa hai, mat isko
kah denaa ur kaa chaalaa,
dard nashaa hai is madiraa kaa,
vigatsmritiyaan saaki hain;
peeda me aanand jise ho,
aaye meri madhushala.

laalaayit adhron se jisne,
haay, nahin choomi haalaa,
harsh-vikampit kar se jisne,
haa, na chuaa madhu kaa pyaalaa,
haat pakad lajjit saaki kaa
paas nahin jisne kheechaa,
vyarth sukhaa daali jeevan ki
usne madhumaya madhushala.

nahin jaantaa kaun, manuj
aayaa bankar peenewaalaa,
kaun aparichit us saaki se,
jisne doodh pilaa paalaa;
jeevan paakar maanav peekar
mast rahe, is kaaran hi,
jag me aakar sabse pahle
paayi usne madhushala.

surya bane madhu ka vikretaa,
sindhu bane ghat, jal, haalaa,
baadal ban-ban aaye saaki,
bhoomi bane madhu kaa pyaalaa,
jhadi lagaakar barse madiraa
rimjhim, rimjhim, rimjhim kar,
beli, vitap, trin ban mai peeyun,
varshaa ritu ho madhushala.

adhron par ho koi bhi ras
jihwa par lagti haalaa,
bhaajan ho koi haathon mein
lagtaa rakkhaa hai pyaalaa,
har soorat saaki ki soorat
mein parivartit ho jaati,
aankhon ke aage ho kuch bhi,
aankhon me hai madhushala.

saaki ban aati hai praatah
jab arunaa ushaa baalaa,
taarak-mani-mandit chaadar de
mol dharaa leti haalaa,
aganit kar-kirno se jisko
pi, khag paagal ho gaate;
prati prabhaat me purna prakriti me
mukhrit hoti madhushala.

saaki bankar murli aayee
saat liye kar me pyaalaa,
jinme wah chalkaati laayee
adhar-sudha-ras ki haalaa;
yogiraaj kar sangat uski
natwar naagar kahlaaye;
dekho kaiso-kaiso ko hai
naach nachaati madhushala.

vaadak ban madhu ka vikretaa
laayaa sur-sumadhur-haalaa,
raaginiyaa ban saaki aayee
bharkar taaron ka pyaalaa,
vikretaa ke sanketon par
daurdh layon, aalaapon me,
paan karaati shrotaagan ko;
jhankrit veenaa madhushala.

chitrakaar ban saaki aataa
lekar tuli kaa pyaalaa,
jisme bharkar paan karaataa
wah bahu ras-rangi haalaa,
man ke chitra jise pi-pikar
rang-birange ho jaate,
chitrapati par naach rahi hai
ek manohar madhushala.

him shreni angoor lataa-si
phaili, him jal hai haalaa,
chanchal nadiyaan saaki bankar,
bharkar lahron ka pyaalaa,
komal koor-karon me apne
chalkaati nishidin chalti,
pikar khet khade lahraate,
bhaarat paavan madhushala.

aaj milaa avsar, tab phir kyon
mai na chakhun ji-bhar haalaa,
aaj milaa maukaa, tab phir kyon
dhal na lu ji-bhar pyaalaa,
chedchaad apne saaki se
aaj na kyon ji-bhar kar lu,
ek baar hi to milni hai
jivan ki yah madhushala.

do din hi mujhe madhu pilaakar
oob uthi saakibaalaa,
bharkar ab khiskaa deti hai
wah mere aage pyaalaa,
naaz, adaa, andaazon se ab
haai pilaanaa door hua,
ab to kar deti hai kewal
pharz adaayi madhushala.

chote se jivan me kitna
pyaar karun, pi lun haalaa,
aane ke hi saath jagat me
kahlaayaa 'jaanewaalaa',
swagat ke hi saath vidaa ki
hoti dekhi taiyaari,
band lagi hone khulte hi
meri jivan madhushala.

kyaa pinaa, nirdwanda na jab tak
dhaalaa pyaalon par pyaalaa,
kya jinaa, nishchinta na jab tak
saath rahe saakibaalaa,
khone kaa bhay, haaye, lagaa hai
paane ke sukh ke peeche,
milne kaa aanand na deti
milkar ke bhi madhushala.

mujhe pilaane ko laaye ho
itni thodi-si haalaa !
mujhe dikhaane ko laaye ho
ek yahi chichlaa pyaalaa !
itni pi jine se achchaa
saagar ki le pyaas maru,
sindhu-trishaa di kisne rachkar
bindu-baraabar madhushala.