Arz kiya hai…
Baaz auqaat hamara milna logon ne kiya nahi pasand,
Isliye akele rehkar apna keemti waqt khushi se guzaar dete hain.
Jo samajh na sake hamari khamoshi ka matlab,
Unhe hum apni mehfil se aahista aahista nikaal dete hain.
Har kisi ko zaroori nahi samjha humne apni zindagi me,
Kuch rishton ko waqt ke saath khud hi dhal jaane dete hain.
Na shikwa kiya, na shor machaya kabhi,
Bas apni tanhaayi ko apna humraaz bana lete hain.
Jinhe pasand na aayi hamari saadgi aur sachchai,
Unhe hum door se hi muskurakar salaam dete hain.
Kabhi mehfilon me hum bhi roshni hua karte the,
Aaj andheron me bhi apna ek alag hi jahaan basa lete hain.
Logon ke badalte chehre dekh kar seekh liya humne,
Ab hum apni qeemat ko khud hi pehchaan lete hain.
Na har baat ka jawab dena zaroori samjha humne,
Kabhi khamoshi se bhi logon ko unka aaina dikha dete hain.
Jo saath the kal tak, aaj ajnabi ban baithe hain,
Hum bhi unhe yaadon me rakh kar aage badh jaate hain.
Zulfi kehte hain, har tanha rehna majboori nahi hoti,
Kabhi kabhi insaan apni izzat bachane ke liye bhi faasle bana leta hai.
Ab mehfil ki zarurat nahi padti humein,
Hum apni hi soch, apni hi duniya me sukoon dhoond lete hain.
Dil ko samjha liya hai humne waqt ke saath chalna,
Aur har dard ko chup-chaap muskurahat me badal dete hain.
Jo samajh jaye is khamoshi ka raaz, woh apna lagta hai,
Baaki sab ko hum bas door se hi pehchaan lete hain.
Aur aakhir me bas itna hi kehte hain:
Hum badle nahi hain, bas samajh gaye hain,
Isliye ab logon se zyada, khud ke saath waqt guzaar lete hain.