Soch Kar Laut Aana:

Main har dard ko chup-chaap tumhi pe daal deta hoon…
Aur apne dil ko bas ek aur saal deta hoon

Zulfikar Inamdar

Arz Kiya hai…

Kya tumhe sach-me laut kar nahin aana…?
Soch lo… main tumhein ek aur saal deta hoon,
Dil ke darwaze band nahi kiye abhi tak,
Bas waqt ke saath thoda sa haal deta hoon…

Tum gaye the toh khud ko samjha liya tha,
Par khud ko kab tak jhooth ka dal deta hoon,
Khair… tumhari yaadon ka silsila bhi ajeeb,
Jab rokna chaahun tab aur maal deta hoon…

Raat ke saaye ab bhi poochte hain mujhe,
“Uske baghair kaise jeeta haal deta hoon?”
Main muskura kar badalte mausam ko kehta hoon,
“Wahi dard dohraata hoon, par sambhal leta hoon…”

Tum ghalat bhi ho toh bhi theek hi lagte ho,
Main har wajah tumhein be-wajah taal deta hoon,
Aur tum…? tumhe kya fark padta hai bhala,
Main apne dil ko kya-kya sawaal deta hoon…

Soch lo, agar lautna ho kabhi… aa jaana,
Main qadr ka har mauqa pal-pal ta‘l deta hoon,
Tum chaho toh main poori zindagi tak intezaar karun,
Par filhaal… sirf ek aur saal deta hoon…

Zakhm bhi tumhare diye hue the kab ka,
Par un zakhmon ko main rooh se maal deta hoon,
Tumhari khushboo rukti hi nahi mere aas paas,
Main har subah tumhari yaad ko chaal deta hoon…

Log kehte hain bhool jao usse, waqt lekar,
Par waqt ko main khud rukne ka daal deta hoon,
Dil ka haal bataaun bhi toh kis se bataaun,
Main har aansu ko bhi chup-chaap ghaal deta hoon…

Tumhari ek muskurahat bhi tajirban kaafi thi,
Uss ek pal ko main sau martaba laal deta hoon,
Tumhari zidd par main apni zindagi rakh doon,
Bas ek tumhara “haan” dil ko haal deta hoon…

Agar kabhi tumhe meri tanhaai ki yaad aaye,
Toh main apne saaye ko bhi tumhaara saal deta hoon,
Soch kar aana… main ab bhi wahi insaan hoon,
Jo tumhein aaj bhi apni duniya ka mahal deta hoon…

Aur tum… agar lautna chaaho kisi shaam ko,
Toh main lamhon ko rok kar palon ko daal deta hoon,
Zindagi bhar intezaar bhi kar sakta hoon tumhara,
Par abhi ke liye… sirf ek aur saal deta hoon…

Mere zakhmon ka hisaab kaun rakhta hai,
Main toh har dard ko chup-chaap tumhi pe daal deta hoon,
Tum wapas aaogi ya nahi… ye faisla tumhaara hai,
Main apne dil ko bas khamoshi se ek aur saal deta hoon…