शीशा देने वाला - Mirror Holder
शीशा देने वाला
जब भी मैं रोया करता
माँ कहती-
यह लो शीशा,
देखो इसमें
कैसे तो लगती है
रोनी सूरत अपनी
अनदेखे ही शीशा
मैं सोच-सोचकर
अपनी रोनी सूरत
हंसने लगता!
एक बार रोई थी माँ भी
नानी के मरने पर
फिर मरते दम तक
माँ को मैंने खुलकर हँसते
कभी नहीं देखा!
माँ के जीवन में शायद
शीशा देने वाला
अब कोई नहीं था!
सबके जीवन में ऐसे ही
खो जाता होगा
कोई शीशा देने वाला !
Mirror Holder
Whenever I cried
My mother held up
A mirror and said,
‘Look,this is how you look
When you weep.’
I laughed then,
Imagining my
Weepy face without even
Glancing at the mirror.
Mother too cried once
When her mother died.
After that my mother
Did not laugh as she used to
Till she died.
Perhaps there was no one
To hand a mirror to my mother.
Perhaps we lose
One by one,those who
Show us our face
By holding up a mirror.
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