Arz kiya hai…
Likhta hoon ke kabhi-kabhi sirf mare hue hi nahi,
Zinda log bhi chah kar ke laut kar nahi aate…
Jism saans leta rahe to kya saboot-e-hayat hua,
Rooh toot jaaye to phir woh saath bhar nahi aate…
Khamoshi ki aawaaz me kitni dard-bhari sargam hoti hai,
Jo sun sake aise kaan har shehar nahi aate…
Rishte jo waqt se haar kar yakeen khona shuru kar dein,
Phir waapas unhe jeetne ke mauqe bar-bar nahi aate…
Kabhi chehre muskuraate milte hain, par dil udaas hota hai,
Ye aansu bhi har kisi ki palko par asar nahi aate…
Bichhadne wale jab mohabbat ka hisaab maangte mil jaayein,
To samajh lo unke wapas jaane ke dagar nahi aate…
Raat ki tanhaayi me har saaya kuch kehta hai,
Par jo haqeeqat hai, woh aankhon ke samne nahi aate…
Yaadon ka bojh kabhi jhulsa deta hai dil ko,
Phir bhi jin logon se pyaar tha, woh baatein laute nahi aate…
Zindagi ka safar hai gehra aur raaste uljhan se bhare,
Phir bhi kuch chehre manzil tak saath nahi aate…
Dilon ke raaz khule hawa ke saath uda dete hain,
Par kuch raaz aise hain jo kabhi samne nahi aate…
Jo lamhe saath bite the, unka rang yaadon me rehta hai,
Par asli rang wapas laane wale kabhi nahi aate…
Tanhaayi ki ghadiyon me sirf khud se baatein hoti hain,
Aur kuch sawaal jo jawab nahi paate… woh laut kar nahi aate…
Dil ke tukde raaton me chhup kar rote hain,
Par jin ki wajah se woh bante hain, woh khud wapas nahi aate…
Safar khatam hota hai par nishan reh jaate hain,
Log jo raste me mile, aksar wapas nahi aate…
Mohabbat ka rang kabhi purana nahi hota, bas khoya hota hai,
Aur jo khoya, woh laut kar kabhi asli rang nahi aate…
Zulfikar, likh kar dard ko halka to kar deta hoon main,
Par kuch zakhm aise bhi hain jo likhne par nahi aate…
Sher O Shayeri 