kapal kiria

bachpan ‘cha krikaT kheDadi.āñ jad

pahilī gend ‘te ho gi.ā aauT

taañ pitā jī ne piTTh thāpaḌadi.āñ kihā;

“koī nā duujī paarī ‘cha zor lā.īñ”

sachchīñ maiñ changī.āñ dauḌāñ baNā.ī.āñ...

gi.ārvīñ ‘cha jad ho gi.ā felh

taañ pitā jī ne piTTh palosadi.āñ kihā;

“koī nā mihnat kar duujī vaar ho jāvengā paas”

vāka.i hī baḌe change nambrāñ naal ho gi.ā saañ paas

naukarī la.ī inTarivu.u deN gi.ā taañ ho gi.ā rījaikaTT

taañ ik vaar phir pitā jī ne gaL naaL lā ke kihā;

“koshish karda rahi aape gall baN jaa.ū kite”

sachch jānaNā duuje saal us toñ kite vaDDī naukarī mil ga.ii...

pitā jī de bol san mere la.ī bhīsham pitāmā vaang pakke...!

pitā jī de jaaN magroñ jad lai ga.e saañ antim sathān

liTaā dittā unhāñ nuuñ thaḌhe ‘te hoN lagge anushThān

panDit ne sanket kar kihā; “puTThā ghaḌā bhanno jī is thāñ”

puure zor naal māri.ā heThāñ par TuTTi.ā nā ghaḌā

laggā jiveñ pitā jī kahi rahe hoN duujī vaar koshish kar

sachch mannNā duujī vaar ghaḌā TuTT gi.ā puurā chippar chippar

pitā jī jad chikhā ‘te pe san chupp chaap te

ho rahe san agg ‘cha hauLī hauLī khiN khiN alop

panDit ne Daang mere hatth de kihā; “uh sir dekh rahe ho naa,

zor naal maar toḌ di.o te Daang chikhā toñ parhāñ vagāh suTT deNā”

uveñ hī kiitā par dekhi.ā pitā jī dā sir sābat sabūtā sī

der takk maiñ khaḌhā rihā pitā jī dī laTT laTT bāLdī chikhā kol

laggi.ā jiveñ kahi rahe hoN; “saurī yār...jīvan ‘cha ka.ī vaar

kujh gallāñ ajihī.āñ vī hundī.āñ jinhāñ dā duujī vaar nahīñ hundā”

bachpan ‘cha krikaT kheDadian jad

pahili gend ‘te ho gia aauT

tan pita ji ne piTTh thapaDadian kiha;

“koi na duji pari ‘cha zor lain”

sachchin main changian dauDan baNaian

giarwin ‘cha jad ho gia felh

tan pita ji ne piTTh palosadian kiha;

“koi na mihnat kar duji war ho jawenga pas”

wakai hi baDe change nambran nal ho gia san pas

naukari lai inTariwu deN gia tan ho gia rijaikaTT

tan ek war phir pita ji ne gaL naL la ke kiha;

“koshish karda rahi aape gall baN jau kite”

sachch jaanaNa duje sal us ton kite waDDi naukari mil gai

pita ji de bol san mere lai bhisham pitama wang pakke!

pita ji de jaN magron jad lai gae san antim sathan

liTaa ditta unhan nun thaDhe ‘te hoN lagge anushThan

panDit ne sanket kar kiha; “puTTha ghaDa bhanno ji is than”

pure zor nal maria heThan par TuTTia na ghaDa

lagga jiwen pita ji kahi rahe hoN duji war koshish kar

sachch mannNa duji war ghaDa TuTT gia pura chippar chippar

pita ji jad chikha ‘te pe san chupp chap te

ho rahe san agg ‘cha hauLi hauLi khiN khiN alop

panDit ne Dang mere hatth de kiha; “uh sir dekh rahe ho na,

zor nal mar toD dio te Dang chikha ton parhan wagah suTT deNa”

uwen hi kita par dekhia pita ji da sir sabat sabuta si

der takk main khaDha riha pita ji di laTT laTT baLdi chikha kol

laggia jiwen kahi rahe hoN; “sauri yarjiwan ‘cha kai war

kujh gallan ajihian wi hundian jinhan da duji war nahin hunda”