sher daa shikaar
eik prasadh shikaaree ne ik sher de shikaar daa haal likhiaa| aj aseen us dee kahaanee us de shabadaan vich hee sunaaunde haan
kee saal pahilaan ik din main nairobee dee ik chauarree galee farasatuo;chon langh rihaa see ki ik sheranee ute meree nazar pee, jo aapane do bachiaan samet jhaarreean val jaa rahee see| shaaeid aapane shikaar dee talaash vich is basatee farasatuo;ch aa varree hove| ih dekhade hee main furatee naal ghar pujiaa ate aapanee bandook lai ke fir use thaan val tur piaa, raat chaananee see| main barree asaanee naal sheranee noo maar ditaa ate dovaan bachiaan noo farr liaa| inhaan bachiaan dee umar koee ziaadaa naheen see, siraf tin hafatiaan dee lagadee see| ik nar see, doojaa maadaa|fanabasap;
main nar daa naan jaik ate maadaa daa naan jil rakh liaa| jaik taan chhetee hee bimaar ho ke mar giaa| jil bach gee| jil aapanaa naan samajhadee see ate meree aavaaz noo pachhaanadee see| main jithe vee jaandaa, uh kute vaang mere pichhepachhe turadee| mere kamare vich farash farasatuo;te pee rahindee| akasar mere pairaan farasatuo;te sauan jaandee ate jaagan ton baad aapane panje mere goddiaan farasatuo;te rakh ke bilee vaang aapanaa sir modtiaan naal maladee|
eik din main chaananee raat vich jil noo naal lai ke sair farasatuo;te nikaliaa| aseen doven khusheekhushee sarrak farasatuo;te ture jaa rahe saan| main ih bilakul bhul giaa see ki uthe hottal vich naach hon vaalaa hai| ih vee sanyog hee see ki main te jil us samen hottal kol pahunche jadon koee mahimaan savaaree dee talaash vich baahar kharrhaa see| us ne jadon dekhiaa ki ik sheranee sarrak de vichakaar us val turee aa rahee hai taan uh enaa ghabaraa giaa ki biaan ton baahar hai ate uh saahamane val betahaashaa dauarriaa| us noo dauarradaa dekh hor vee dotin bande bhajan lage| jil ne samajhiaa ki uh koee khedd hai, uh vee unhaan de pichhepachhe dauarran lagee| hasadeehasade mereean vakheean farasatuo;kattheean ho geean| aakhar main vee jil de pichhe dauarriaa ate barree mushakal naal jil noo farr sakiaa| bhaaven us ne kise noo vee fattarr naheen keetaa see par fir main jil noo lai ke chaananee raat vich kade vee baahar naheen nikaliaa|
eik din main ik thaan farasatuo;te khaane de sade farasatuo;te giaa| uthon aapane ghar noo chaliaa taan adhee raat ho chukee see| adhaa rasataa taia kar chukaa saan ki achaanak bandook chalan dee aavaaz sunaaee ditee| is tarhaan jaapiaa jiven koee viakatee ghabaraahatt vich soonfahelalip;soonfahelalip;kar rihaa hai| zaraa age jaa ke dekhiaa taan sipaahee khanbhe farasatuo;te charrhiaa behoshee dee haalat vich shoofahelalip;shoo kar rihaa see| mainoo dekh ke us ne kihaa, falasatuo;falasatuo;janaab, zaraa bach ke raheen, ik sher bilakul kol kharrhaa hai ate ghorre noo khaa rihaa hai|farasatuo;farasatuo; main idhar udhar nigaah ghumaaee taan panjaah kadam de faasale ute ik sher dikhaaee ditaa| sachamach uh ik ghorre noo khaa rihaa see| sipaahee de raualegauale dee us noo koee pravaah naheen see|
main sipaahee noo aavaaz ditee ki uh jithe hai, uthe hee tthahire ate main ikalaa hee ik dosat kolon bandook lain chalaa giaa| jadon main bandook lai ke vaapas pahunchiaa taan dekhiaa sher baitthaa bulhaan farasatuo;te jeebh fer rihaa see ate sipaahee jiaun dee tiaun khanbhe naal chinbarriaa hoeaa see| main turant sher farasatuo;te bandook chalaaee| uh zakhamee taan ho giaa par mariaa naheen see| uh barre zor dee garajiaa ate ik paase val tur piaa par main us noo kithe chhaddan vaalaa see, main khoon de nishaan dekhadaa hoeaa, ohade pichhe tur piaa| akheer main us noo ik khaarree de kinaare kharrhaa dekhiaa| aitakeen meree golee sahee thaan lagee, sher ddig piaa| main khushakhush sher kol giaa ate us noo dekhade hee pachhaan liaa| uh meree sheranee jil see|