Khamoshi ka Aks:

“Dard jab aadat ban jaaye, to insaan duniya ko theek hi lagta hai.”

– Zulfikar Inamdar

Mere Khamoshi Ka Aks:

Arz Kiya hai… ke…

Takleef to bohot hai mere zindagi mein,
Magar kisise koyi gila nahi…
Logon ne jo diya, so diya…
Par dil ne kabhi unhe kosna seekha hi nahi…

Main aaj bhi sabke liye wahi insaan hoon,
Jo muskurata hua unki baat sun le,
Unke dard baant le…
Par jab mere andheri raaton ki baat aaye,
To koi mere liye waqt nikaal nahi pata…

Sabko lagta hai main mazboot hoon,
Par koi ye nahi samajh paata ke
Mazboot log hi sabse zyada toot-te hain…
Bas awaaz nahi karte,
Kyuki awaaz kare to log samajhte hain shikayat hai…
Aur main shikayat wala insaan kabhi tha hi nahi…

Raaton ko jab sab sokar khud me simat jaate hain,
Tab main apne dil ke saare door khol kar
Andar jaa kar dekhta hoon…
Har ek kone me kuch purani cheekhen,
Kuch adhoori khushiyan,
Aur kuch thakan si jama hoti rehti hai…

Kabhi kabhi sochta hoon,
Kya mujhe kisi ka sahara lena chahiye?
Kya kabhi main bhi koyi baat dil ki bol doon?
Phir yaad aata hai —
Log sunte waqt to gehri baat ki tareef karte hain,
Par samajhne ke waqt sab khamosh ho jaate hain…

Koyi bina kahe khamoshi samajh le meri,
Aaj tak mujhe aisa koyi mila nahi…
Sab meri aankhon ke upar ki muskurahat dekh kar
Kehta hai, “Zulfi, tu to hamesha strong rehta hai.”
Par koi ye nahi dekhta,
Ke aankhon ke neeche jo halka sa bojh hai,
Wo raat raat bhar girte aansuon ka hisaab hai…

Main aksar sochta hoon,
Kaash zindagi ek baar to galti se bhi
Koyi aisa insaan bhej deti,
Jo mujhe pooch leta,
“Tu theek to hai na? Jhoot mat bol.”
Aur phir meri khamoshi ko
Jawab samajh leta…

Par kismet ne mujhe mujhse hi chipka diya,
Aur duniya ne apne apne raste…
Maine sabke liye jagah rakhi,
Par kisi ne mere dil me rehna chaha hi nahi…

Main aaj bhi akele bistar par,
Aankhen chhat par tikaye sochta hoon —
Aakhir kab band hoga ye silsila
Khud ko samjhaane ka,
Khud ko sulaane ka,
Khud ko sambhalne ka…

Lekin phir bhi…
Dil ke kisi kone me ek chhoti si roshni abhi bhi jali hui hai,
Ke shayad ek din koi aayega…
Jo mere dard ka bojh nahi,
Meri khamoshi ka matlab samajh lega…

Par abhi tak…
Abhi tak…
Aisa koi mila nahi.