Yakeen Ka Dhoka:

Arz kiya hai…

Mai wo samajhdar insaan hoon,
Jise pata hai ke samajhdar logon ne mujhe kitna bewakoof banaya,
Isliye aaj-kal muskurata hoon zara kam,
Aur logon ko apne aas-paas aane deta hoon zara kam.

Kabhi unki baaton ne mujhe aasman ki thandi hawa de di,
Kabhi unhi ne mere pairon tale mitti bikhra di,
Samjha yeh ki dosti aur wafaa shabdon se nahi hoti,
Woh to waqt dikha deta hai ke kisne kitni sachchai nibha di.

Ek waqt tha jab har muskaan par bharosa karliya,
Har dil ko apne jaisa saaf samajhkar gale laga liya,
Phir ek din samajh aaya…
Log haath pakad kar rasta to dikhate hain,
Magar peeche se dhakka bhi wahi log de jaate hain jinko kabhi dil me jagah diya.

Aaj dil me bharosa ab bhi zinda hai,
Magar woh bachpana sa, woh masoom sa yaqeen ab kahan,
Zindagi ne sikha diya—
Ke har chehra insaan nahi hota,
Aur har insaan, hamesha waisa nahi hota jaisa wo dikhta yah keh raha ho bas wahan.

Main sab samajhta hoon, par sab kehata nahi hoon,
Dil ke bohot se raaz ab zubaan tak aate hi rukh jaate hain,
Pehle main logon ko saaf dil se padh leta tha,
Aaj kal logon ki niyat unki aankhon se pehle hi samajh me aa jaati hai.

Ab main zindagi ke raste dheere-dheere parwadhta hoon,
Kisi par ilzaam na kisi par ghussa—bas khud ko behtar banane ka irada rakhta hoon,
Na kisi se badla, na kisi se nafrat ka bojh,
Bas ye yaad rakhkar chal raha hoon ke
Bewajah yakin karna hi insaan ka sabse bada rog.

Kuch rishte gir gaye bina awaaz ke,
Kuch log badal gaye bina wajah ke,
Kuch chehre muskura kar aise guzar gaye…
Jaise mujhe pehchanta hi na ho—
Par ye bhi zindagi ka ek dars tha,
Ke har rishta humesha saath nahi rehta,
Kuch sirf ek dard ka waqia ban kar reh jaate hain.

Aaj main waise hi muskura deta hoon,
Magar wo muskurahat pehle jaisi be-fikr nahi,
Ab har hasi ke peeche ek thodi si thakaan hai,
Har sukoon ke neeche ek chhupa hua dard bhi sahi.

Main wo samajhdar insaan hoon…
Jise ab samajh aa gaya hai,
Ke sabse zyada dhokha woh deta hai,
Jo hamesha apko samajhdar dikhne ka bharam dikha kar.
Aur sabse bada dhokha—
Woh hota hai jab insaan khud ko samajh kar bhi,
Galat logon ko sahi samajh baithta hai…

Lekin phir bhi, dil ki hairat yeh hai—
Main toot kar bhi qaim hoon,
Girte girte bhi seedha khada hoon,
Because now…
Main bewakoofi ka shikar nahi,
Balke yaqeen ka sabak ban chuka hoon.