Phool Kyon Khilta Hai : Nayeda

Us Din Phool se mulakat ho gayi,
Meine puchha : aei dost !
Tum kyon khilte ho ?
Mere sawal men jigyasa bhi thi,
Ascharya bhi,
Aur irshya bhi.
Phool sahaj ho kar bola:
Tum kya sochti ho,
Ki mein kyon khilta hun ?
Jaisa ki hota hai,
Hamare bemani,
Ya ba-mayne wale sawal,
Aur apne dimag men,
Pahile se bhare jawab,
Hamari sochon ke,
Aks hoten hai.
Meine kaha,
Tum dusron ko khusboo,
Dene khilte ho.
Phool ne 'na' men sir hilaya,
Bola: Tab to mujhe khilne ke liye,
Kisi aur ka karna hoga intezar,
Ya usko rakhna hoga har waqt
Tassvur men,
Ya sweekarna hoga,
Us fani shai ka astitva,
kya mera khilna us par nirbhar nahin,
Ho jayega ?
Uske na hone ke ehsas se,
Mere khilne ka kram,
Ruk na jayega ?
Bola Phool:
Kuchh aur socho aur kaho.
Meine kaha:
Tab tum inam pane ke liye,
Khilte ho.
Phool ne fir 'na' men sir hilaya,
Bola: Mein koi padam pususkar,
Ya Veer Chakra pane ke liye,
Nahin khilta hun,
Woh to kuchhek ko milten hai,
Jab ki phool to sare,
Khilten hai,
Kaise hoga yah chayan?
Bola phool:
Kuchh aur socho aur kaho.
Meine kaha:
Tab tum jag men izzat aur aauhada,
pane ke liye khilte ho.
Phool ne aek bar fir 'na' men si hilaya,
Bola: Mujhe janam ke saath hi apne,
Thode ayusya ka ehsas hai,
Mujhe toda ja na hai,
Ya murjha kar gir jana ha.
Fir kaisi izzat...kaisa aauhada ?
Bola phool:
Kuchh aur socho aur kaho.

Mera dhairya jawab de chuka tha,
Phool ke satik bayano ne,
Mera hausala past kar diya tha.
Magar sach ko janne ki utkantha,
Himmat de rehi thi.
Meine kaha:
Fir tumhare khilne ka makasad kya hai ?
Kya tum aadmiyon ki tarha,
Bina maksad ke hilte dulte ho,
Aur bas yun hi khilte ho ?

Phool mand mand muskaya,
Mujh ko bhi thoda chain aaya.
Phool ne jhumte huye kaha:
Mein apne anand,
Apni mauz,
Apne sakoon men khilta hun,
Tumhari baat adha sach hai,
Mein bina maksad ke khilta hun,
Mere khilne men 'ke lye' nahin'
Bas 'men' hai,
Mein jeene ke jajbe men khilta hun,
Mei marne ki mukti men khilta hun,
Antim satya jan chuka,
Isliye aei mere dost,
Mein apne diwanepan men,
Khilta hun.

Mein tabse 'ke liye' aur 'men',
Ke rahsya ko jan-ne,
Karne aur Hone ke,
Bhed ko atmasat karne,
Smagra Sweekriti ko apanane,
Aur Sakshi Bhav ko hasil,
Karne ke kram men,
Khile hue phool ki,
Sangat men,
Mujh jaise bahuton,
Ki pangat mein,
Shumar hun..........................