Aadat se Majboor hoon Mai (In Roman Script)

While driving back from Chicago late at night, I looked thru the window on my right side. There was a spectacular view of full moon, running across the sky at a fast pace. It seemed as if it was racing with my car.

My mind was wondering; wanting to ask the moon "Where are you going? What is your destination?  What is it that you are trying to find?  You have been moving night after night; for so long and still have not found your destination yet? 

And a Kavita, a poem was born while wondering and pondering over these questions.

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Aadat se Majboor hoon Mai

Chaand se maine poochha saari raat tu kyonkar chalta hai 

Kisko milne ki khaatir tu saari Raat bhataktaa hai 

Sadiyon chalne par bhi manzil na tumko mil paayi hai 

is chhor se us chhor tak kyon ye daud lagaayi hai 

Vo bola chaah nahin manzil ki, isi liye Purnoor hoon me

Chalnaa meri aadat hai aur aadat se majboor hoon me 

Maine poochha Maina se kyon meethe raag tu gaati hai

Madhur Madhur geeton se apne sab ka dil behlaati hai

Meethi vaani sun ke karte log tujhe pinjare me band

Chhodo meethe geet raho aazaad - udo Svachhand 

Vo boli bus geeton me apne hi rehati masroor hoon me

Gaana meri aadat hai aur aadat se majboor hoon me

Poochha maine jharne se kyon kal kal kal kal behtaa hai 

Nirmal sheetal jal apna dharti ko arpan kartaa hai 

Na jaane patali si ye dhaara kahaan talak jaa paayegi

Saagar tak pahunchegi ya phir mitti me mil jayegi

Vo bola girate jal ki meethi kal kal me makhmoor hoon me

Behnaa meri aadat hai aur aadat se majboor hoon me 

Maine poochha shamma se tu raat raat kyon jalti hai 

Raushan auron ko karne ki khaatir khud bhi jalti hai 

Kaam nikal jaane pe sab upkaar bhulaa dete hain log 

Sooraj jab Nikale to dekho shammaa bujhaa dete hain log

Vo boli such hai raushani ki khaatir hi mashhoor hoon me

Par jalnaa meri aadat hai aur aadat se majboor hoon me 

Ik din doob rahaa ik bichhu dekh ke maine uthaa liya

Lekin us bichhu ne fauran mere haath ko kaat liya

Poochha maine bichhu se ki ye kaisa anyaye hai 

Usi haath ko kaate hai jo teri jaan bachaaye hai

Vo bola zehar mila qudrat se isi liye maghroor hoon me

Dasnaa meri aadat hai aur aadat se majboor hoon me 

Pedh se maine poochha itne zulm tu kyonkar sehtaa hai 

Garmi Sardi seh kar apna sab kuchh deta rehtaa hai

Log teri chhaaya me baithen, Phal bhi tere khaate hain

Sookh jaaye to kaat tujhe vo  apne ghar banvaate hain

Vo bola sadiyon se nibhaata aaya ye dastoor hoon me

Sehanaa meri aadat hai aur aadat se majboor hoon me 

Ik din Guru se poochha kyon tum soye log jagaate ho

Bhoole bhatke huon ko tum kyon raasta dikhlaate ho

Logon ne to kabhi kisi Rehabar ki baat na maani hai

Guruon Peeron se duniya ne dushmani hi thaani hai

Vo bole duniya kya karti hai, in baaton se door hoon me

Jagaana meri aadat hai aur aadat se majboor hoon me

Poochhe hain kuchh log mujhe kyon roz roz tum likhte ho 

Jo kehate- vo karte ho,  ya bus kehate aur likhte ho 

Aajeevan vidyaarthi hoon me, Gyaan Arjan kaam mera 

Peshaa hai adhyaapn aur 'Professor Rajan' naam mera 

Prachaarak hoon, Updeshak hoon par karm se koson door hoon me

Kehanaa meri aadat hai aur aadat se majboor hoon me 

                                                             'Rajan Sachdeva'

                                                             November 6, 2014