My Mother.... Poem by Pradeep Pathak

Lehraati faslon ki tarah,
Basant ki ritu ki tarah,
Chandan si thandak liye-
Tu mere saamne he hai...

Tu ehsaas hai parindon ke udne ka...
Tu ehsaas hai nadiyon ke machalne ka...
Tu aasman hai meri her ummid ka...
Tu mere saamne he hai....

Aaj mai kuch door chala hun...
Aaj chand ko khojne laga hun...
Tu khayal hai, mere ek aaftab sa...
Tu mere saamne he hai....

Bikhare tinkon si zindagi hai...
Her din nai maut nai bandagi hai...
Tu roshni si hai kaali raaton mai...
Tu mere saamne he hai...

Maa tu khamosh hai tufaanon mai...
Maa tu Aks hai ujiyaron mai...
Tu thami mere liye chhattano si...
Tu mere saamne he hai...
Maa....
Herdum Tu mere saamne he hai....