Rooh Ki Awaaz:

“Kabhi kabhi kisi ki yaad itni gehri ho jaati hai,
ke rooh awaaz deti rehti hai…
par samne wala kabhi sun hi nahi pata.”

– Zulfikar Inamdar

🌙 “Rooh Ki Aawaaz”

Usey kya khabar ke mai khwaab hu,
Wo jo ghum hai mere sapno ki haqiqat me…
Mai chup sa rehta hu, lekin meri khamoshi ke neeche
Uska naam roz hilta rehta hai mere dard ki satah par.

Raat jab bhi bechaini ka haath pakadti hai,
Koi rooh ke andar se awaaz deti hai—
“Tu ab bhi usi ka hai… chaahe duniya ko kabhi na pata chale.”
Aur mai ruk jaata hu, jaise waqt ne kadmon ko pakad liya ho.

Meri palkein bojhal, meri saansein halki,
Par mere andar ek gehri si pukaar—
Jo har raat ke andhere me
Mujhe us tak le jaane ki zid karti rehti hai.

Kai baar lagta hai, Zulfi,
Main jeeta hi uski awaazon ka bojh uthakar hu—
Wo awaaz jo kabhi uski thi,
Aur ab sirf meri rooh ka daag ban kar reh gayi hai.

Kisi se kya kahu?
Woh toh be-khabar hi raha mere girte sambhalte jazbaat se,
Usko kya maloom mera har intezaar
Kaise meri rooh ki seedhiyon se utarta chadhta raha…

Kayi khwaab toot gaye…
Par uski yaad ki ek kiran ab bhi
Raaton ke sannate me chamakti hai—
Jaise koi bikhra hua sitara mujhe pukaar raha ho.

Mai kabhi usse azaad nahi hua,
Aur na hi kabhi poori tarah bandha raha…
Bas ek ajeeb si lakeer hai hum dono ke darmiyan,
Jo na mit-ti hai,
Na poori tarah dikh paati hai.

Kabhi lagta hai ke uski yaad hi meri zindagi ka asal ghar hai—
Jahan mai laut kar rota hu,
Muskurata hu,
Aur fir chup ho jaata hu…
Jaise saal bhar ki thakawat ek hi naam me sama gayi ho.

Usey kya khabar ke mai khwaab hu…
Wo toh kabka bas gaya hai meri saanson, meri riwayaton,
Meri tanha dard bhari raaton me—
Ek aisi aawaaz ki tarah
Jo na poori tarah jinda hoti hai,
Na kabhi marne deti hai mujhe.