Arz kiya hai…
Apne haqiqi jahaan me uljha hua hu mai,
Log suljhe hue lagte hai, mujhse apna kaam karakar.
Jo mere dard ko samajhne ka daawa karte the,
Aaj wahi khud apni zarurat ke hisaab se door ho gaye.
Mere dil ki raahon me chupke se aansu girte rahe,
Par kisi ne poocha hi nahi, bas muskaan dikhayi jaati rahi.
Meri khamoshi ko log majboori samajh baithe,
Maine andar se rooth kar bhi, bahar muskurana nahi chhoda.
Jo saath the, unhone waqt ke hisaab se mujhse fasle banaye,
Main apni sachchai aur sidq me uljha raha, duniya ke rang se ladte hue.
Har chehra yahan sirf ek parchhaayi sa, pal me rang badal jaata,
Jo kal mere saath tha, aaj uski yaadon ka sahara hi reh jaata.
Log faayda dhoondte hai, jazbaat ki kadar nahi karte,
Main rishton ko dil se nibhata raha, unhone hisaab kitab se naapte rahe.
Uljhanon ka bojh sath le kar bhi main chal pada,
Toote hue lamhon ki gungunahat me, apni roshni jagata raha.
Raatein lambe aur tanha, sawalon ka samundar gehra,
Subah ke ujale me bhi kuch log apne rang dikhaate rahe.
Phir bhi… dil me ek roshni ki kiran sada zinda hai,
Jo mujhe har uljhan, har dhokhe, aur har tanhaai me aage badhati hai.
Meri sachchai se duniya aksar naraz hoti hai,
Par main apni fitrat se kabhi nahi bhatakta, sachai mera saath hai.
Jo mere liye ruk jaaye, main uske liye poora rukta hu,
Chahe duniya pal me badal jaaye, mera zameer kabhi nahi rukta.
Uljhanon ke is safar me, main akela sahi,
Par dil ki gehraiyon me sachchai aur mohabbat ka sitara sada roshan rahega.
Toote hue khwabon me bhi main umeed ki baat karta hu,
Har dard ke peechhe ek nayi seekh aur nayi roshni ka intezaar karta hu.
Log apni dunia me khoye rehte, par main apni rooh se juda nahi hota,
Har ek uljhan aur dard me, main apni asli pehchaan ko samajhta aur maanta hu.
Aur jab raaste aur chehre badal jaate, yaad aate hai un lamhon ke,
Main khud se kahin pehle, apni khamoshi aur sachchai se judta hu.
Uljhanon ke is jahaan me, main akela sahi, par apne liye poora hu,
Dil ke jazbaat aur sachai ke is safar me, main hamesha apna khud ka sitara hu.
Sher O Shayeri 