Apni Ehmiyat:

Arz kiya hai…

Jab apni ehmiyat mujhe khud hi samajh aa jaaye,
Tab lagta hai ke main kisi ke liye ehmiyat rakh hi nahi paaya.
Khud ko jitna samjha, utna hi tanha hota gaya,
Har mod par lagaa, shayad main hi kuch kam pad gaya.

Jin par bharosa kiya, unhi ne samajh na paayi meri baat,
Main chalta raha akela, unki yaadon ka tha saath.
Dil ko laga tha ke mohabbat se badal jaayegi zindagi,
Par har baar yaqeen tutaa, badh gayi tanhaai ki bandagi.

Kayi raaton tak khud se hi sawal karta raha main,
Kya tha meri kami, jo dil se utar gaya main?
Jawab mila—kisi ka rehna zaroori nahi hota,
Jo likha ho naseeb me, usi ke saath chalta hota.

Meri khamoshi bhi kabhi cheekhkar poochti thi,
Kyu log badalte waqt ke saath itni jaldi?
Main muskurahat me dard chupata raha,
Aur chehra sabse juda dikhata raha.

Bohot baar socha, dil ko kisi se na baat karne doon,
Par aadat thi—rishton ke liye apne aap ko haar dene ki.
Main khud hi girta gaya un yaadon me,
Jo kabhi thi hi nahi nibhaane layak waqt ki safar me.

Ab seekh liya hai—kadar tabhi hoti hai jab khud pe yaqeen ho,
Jo apna ho, woh lafzon se nahi, rawaiye se haseen ho.
Main ab bhi toot kar nahi, samajh kar jeeta hoon,
Main khud hi apni ehmiyat ka saboot deta hoon.

Aur haan… duniya se umeed kam rakhna hi behtar hai,
Log badal jaate hain… par dil ka dard bekhabar hai.
Par main rukunga nahi—zindagi ka safar ab mera apna hai,
Aaj se meri kadar, meri nazron me hi sabse zyada apna hai.

Ab dil ne faisla kar liya hai—khud ko hi apna saath banaunga,
Jo na samajh sake meri ehmiyat… main ab unke bin bhi muskuraunga.

Kisi ki kadar na ho to gham kya, main khud ko hi roshan rakhunga,
Tanhaai ke is safar me bhi, apne jazbaat se pyar karunga.

Duniya ka rang badalta rahe, main apni ehmiyat se nahi darunga,
Apni zindagi ka hero khud ban kar… har dard ko seh lunga.