“Kabhi kabhi insaan duniya se nahi…
– Zulfikar Inamdar
Bas khud se hi alvida keh deta hai.”
“Sometimes, the hardest goodbye is not to the world…
but to the person you once were.”
“Khud Se Rukhsat”:
Arz kiya hai ke…
Rukhsat toh dulhano ko kiya jata hai kehte hain log,
Magar aaj khud se juda hone ka waqt aa gaya…
Na doli, na shehnai, na koi rasam ka shor,
Bas dil ke ek kone mein sannata sa chaa gaya…
Main khud hi apna mehmaan tha iss jism ke ghar mein,
Aaj mehfil bhi meri hai aur main hi uth kar chala gaya…
Kisiko khabar bhi na hui mere tootne ki aahaton ki,
Main chupke se apne hi saaye se door jaa gaya…
Kabhi jo hans kar jeeta tha khwabon ki roshni mein,
Aaj wahi khwab andheron ka libaas pehen gaya…
Jo baatein dil mein thi kabhi, alfaaz ban na saki,
Wahi khamosh dard aaj meri zubaan ban gaya…
Na koi sawal poocha, na kisi ne rokne ki koshish ki,
Jaise mera hona hi kisi afsane sa reh gaya…
Main khud ko dhoondta raha iss bheed bhari duniya mein,
Aur aakhir khud hi apne aap se kho gaya…
Ye rukhsat bhi ajeeb hai, na aansu na koi gale milna,
Bas ek thandi si saans aur sab kuch peeche reh gaya…
Falak bhi hairaan hoga meri iss khamosh rawangi par,
Ek insaan aaya tha… aur khud se hi guzar gaya…
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English Version:
“Farewell to Myself”
A request is…
They say farewells are meant for brides,
Yet today, I part ways with myself…
No procession, no music, no sacred rites,
Just a silence settling deep within…
I was a guest in the house of my own being,
Tonight, the host and the leaving soul are one…
No one heard the echoes of my breaking,
I quietly slipped away from my own shadow…
Once, I lived smiling in the light of dreams,
Now those dreams are draped in darkness…
Words that once trembled inside my heart,
Have turned into a voiceless pain that speaks…
No questions asked, no hands reached out,
As if my existence was just a passing tale…
I kept searching for myself in crowded worlds,
Only to lose myself within my own maze…
This farewell is strange—no tears, no embraces,
Just a cold breath… and everything left behind…
Even the sky must wonder at this silent departure,
A man arrived… and quietly passed through himself…
Sher O Shayeri 