Zikr-e-Kamzori:

“Main bura isliye nahi ke main ghalat hoon…
main bura isliye hoon,
kyunki main woh sach hoon
jise dekh kar har kamzor insaan apni nazar jhuka leta hai.”

– Zulfikar Inamdar

“Zikr-e-Kamzori:”

Arz kiya hai ke…

Kya ajeeb tamasha hai…
Ke har zubaan par mera hi tazkira hai,
magar har alfaaz mein shikayat ka rang hai.
Mujhe bura kehne walon ki kami nahi,
lekin unhi ki tanha raaton mein
meri si zindagi jeene ki hasrat bhi kam nahi…

Woh mujhe samajhne ki koshish nahi karte,
balke mujhe ghalat thehra kar
apne zameer ko tasalli dete hain.
Unhe lagta hai ke main be-lagaam hoon, be-parwah hoon,
magar asal mein main sirf woh hoon
jo unmein hone ki himmat nahi…

Mere alfaaz unke liye teer hain,
kyunki main sach ko saja kar nahi,
seedha bayaan karta hoon.
Aur sach… sach hai, sach hamesha khoobsurat nahi hota,
kabhi kabhi woh aaina hota hai
jo chehre nahi, niyyat dikha deta hai.

Woh meri hansi dekh kar mujhe halka samajhte hain,
magar unhe kya khabar —
yeh hansi kitne toofanon ke baad sambhli hai.
Woh meri khamoshi ko meri kamzori samajhte hain,
magar yeh khamoshi hi meri sabse badi quwwat hai…
kyunki har lafz keh dena himmat nahi hoti,
kuch sach chupana bhi ek adab hota hai.

Main unke liye ek paheli hoon,
ek aisa raaz jise woh suljha nahi paate…
aur jo samajh lein,
woh khud se nazar mila nahi paate.

Aur phir… woh mod aata hai jahan sab kuch badal jaata hai…

Main unka muqabla nahi…
main unka mayaar hoon.
Main unka dushman nahi…
main unki haqeeqat hoon.

Main woh zakhm hoon
jise woh mehsoos to karte hain,
magar qabool nahi karte.
Main woh awaaz hoon
jo unke andar roz goonjti hai,
magar woh usey sun’na nahi chahte.

Aur aaj… main apni zaat ka faisla khud sunata hoon:

“Main bura isliye nahi ke main ghalat hoon…
main bura isliye hoon,
kyunki main woh sach hoon
jise dekh kar har kamzor insaan apni nazar jhuka leta hai.”