⭐ Aankhon Ka Intezaar:⭐

“Meri aankhen ab bhi us raaste par tikki hain,
jahan se tera aana sirf umeed nahi,
mere dil ki zinda rehne ki wajah hai.”

– Zulfikar Inamdar

⭐ Aankhon Ka Intezaar:⭐

Arz kiya hai…

Tu kahaan hai…?
Main har subah sooraj se pehle uth kar
Khidki ke pardon ko hatata hu,
Shayad teri yaad ki koi roshni
Is andhere dil me utar aaye.
Par raaste wahi the, khamosh…
Aur meri aankhen phir se teri talash me lag jaati hain.

Teri tasveer ab bhi mere paas rakhi hai,
Par ab woh kaagaz se zyada
Ek zinda lamha lagti hai.
Kabhi usse dekh kar lagta hai,
Tu abhi kuch keh kar muskura degi…
Phir ek lamha me yaad aata hai—
Tasveer me saanse nahi hoti,
Par mere dil me sirf tere liye saanse chalti rehti hain.

Mere kamre ki deewarein bhi
Teri yaadon ki awaaz se gumshuda lagti hain.
Unme kisi pal ki khatti-meethi guftagu ka rang ab bhi baqi hai.
Main unhi deewaron se baat karta rehta hu,
Aur woh khamoshi se sun leti hain,
Kyoonki unhe bhi tere aane ka intezaar hai.

Kabhi kabhi apne aap se keh deta hu—
Chhod de Zulfikar, bohot dino ka intezaar ho gaya…
Par agla hi pal dil jawab de deta hai:
“Woh aa jayegi… bas thoda aur sabr.”

Teri ek call mere liye
Jisehte hue dil ki dhadkanon ko
Phir se zinda kar deti.
Par phone ki screen ab bhi chup hai…
Aur main pal pal screen ko dekh kar
Uski khamoshi se sawal poochta rehta hu.

Kabhi hawa ka jhonka aata hai
To lagta hai usme teri baat chhipi hai.
Kabhi koi geet chal padta hai
To lagta hai teri awaaz me pukaar chhupi hai.
Main har jaga teri ek nishaani dhoondta hu,
Aur zindagi har jaga tujhe meri nazron se chhupa leti hai.

Raatein sabse badi dushman ban gayi hain,
Kyoonki andhera har us cheez ko utha kar laata hai
Jo main bhoolna chahta hu…
Aur sabse zyada toh tera naam.
Main takiye par yaadon ke saaye rakh kar sota hu,
Par woh bhi raat bhar mujhse sawal poochte rehte hain—
“Kab aayegi woh? Kab aayegi woh?”

Aankhen ab thak gayi hain,
Par haar maanni wali nahi.
Yeh palkein ab bhi tere liye saja kar rakhi hain,
Jaise kisi mehfil ka darwaza
Mehmaan ke liye khula reh jaye.
Main bas teri ek jhalak dekhna chahta hu,
Taa ke mera andar se tutta hua dil
Ek pal ke liye hi sahi… sambhal jaye.

Kabhi sochta hu,
Kya tu bhi kabhi meri yaad me gum hoti hogi?
Kya teri raaton ka ek kona bhi udas hota hoga?
Kya teri saansen kabhi ruk kar
Mera naam leti hongi?
Agar haan… to mere intezaar ki saari kasak
Ek baar me mit jayegi.

Aye meri zindagi ki adhuri kahani,
Main ab bhi ussi mod par khada hu,
Jahan tune mujhe rukne ko kaha tha…
Aur dekho,
Main aaj tak wahi thama hu,
Bas ek baar tumhari aahaton ki awaaz sunne ke liye.

Tu ek baar aa ja…
Chahe baadalon me se utar kar,
Chahe waqt ko tod kar,
Chahe kisi chhoti si baat ke bahaane se hi sahi…
Par aa ja, kyoonki
Meri aankhen ab tere liye
Duaon ki tarah uthti hain,
Aur aasman kabhi itni der tak
Duaon ko roka nahi karta.