“Duniya kisi ek shakhs ke chale jaane se nahi rukti… magar jis dil mein woh shakhs basa ho, us dil ki duniya zaroor badal jaati hai.”
-Zulfikar Inamdar
Mere Baad Kya Bigdega?
Arz kiya hai… ke…
Kabhi kabhie tanha baith kar sochta hoon,
agar main achanak faut ho jaaun,
toh aakhir…
is duniya ka kya hi bigdega?
Subah phir bhi hogi,
suraj apne waqt par niklega,
hawa waise hi chalegi,
parindey waise hi chehchahayenge,
sadkon par wahi rush hoga,
bazaaron mein wahi shor hoga,
aur log apni apni zindagiyon mein
waise hi masroof rahenge.
Mere jaane se
na waqt rukega,
na shehar ki raftaar thamengi,
na kisi ki zindagi
ek pal ke liye bhi rukegi…
Meri kursi khaali hogi,
mera phone khamosh pada hoga,
meri awaaz ki jagah
sirf khamoshi hogi…
Aur shayad
kuch din tak
mera naam liya jayega.
Phir dheere dheere
meri baatein kam hongi,
meri tasveer par jami dhool
kisi ko nazar nahi aayegi,
aur meri yaadein
kisi purani kitaab ke safhe ki tarah
zindagi ke kisi kone mein
dab kar reh jayengi.
Lekin…
Kya waqai
har kisi ke liye
mera chale jaana itna hi aasaan hoga?
Kya koi aisa bhi hoga
jo meri kami ko
sirf mehsoos nahi,
jeega?
Koi aisa…
jise meri awaaz ki aadat thi,
mere “khayal rakhna” kehne ki aadat thi,
mere be-wajah poochhne ki aadat thi,
meri chhoti chhoti baaton par
muskurane ki aadat thi…
Kyunke ajeeb baat hai na—
Insaan mar jaata hai,
magar uski aadatein nahi marti.
Kabhi koi purani chat kholega,
mera naam screen par dekhega,
ungli call button tak jaayegi…
phir achanak ruk jayegi.
Yaad aayega—
“Ab is number ke doosri taraf
koi nahi hai.”
Shayad kisi shaam
meri kahi hui koi baat
achanak yaad aa jayegi.
Kisi raat
meri awaaz sunne ka dil karega.
Kisi khamosh lamhe mein
mera naam zubaan par aayega…
aur jawab mein
sirf khamoshi milegi.
Tab shayad
meri qeemat samajh aaye—
ke kuch log
hamari zindagi mein mehmaan bankar nahi aate…
woh dheere dheere
hamari zindagi ka hissa ban jaate hain.
Aur jab woh chale jaate hain,
toh zindagi chalti zaroor rehti hai…
magar
pehle jaisi nahi rehti.
Duniya ko shayad
mere hone ya na hone se
koi khaas farq na pade…
Lekin agar kisi ek dil ne
mujhe sach mein apna maana hoga,
toh mere jaane se
us dil mein ek aisi jagah khaali hogi
jise duniya bhar ki bheed bhi
kabhi bhar nahi sakegi.
Aur phir dil
mere sawaal ka jawab deta hai—
“Tu poochta hai
tere na hone se kya bigdega?”
Duniya ka kuch nahi bigdega…
Magar mumkin hai
kisi ki duniya mein
ek awaaz hamesha ke liye khamosh ho jaaye.
Kisi ki muskurahat se
ek wajah chali jaaye.
Kisi ki dua mein
ek naam kam ho jaaye.
Kisi ke phone mein
ek number reh jaaye,
magar us number se
kabhi call na aaye.
Aur kisi ki aankhon mein
ek aisi kami utar jaaye
jiska koi ilaaj na ho.
Isliye…
Kabhi apni qeemat
duniya ke rawaiye se mat naapna.
Duniya bahut badi hai,
use kisi ek shakhs ki kami
shayad mehsoos bhi na ho…
Lekin jis dil mein tum sach mein baste ho,
us dil ke liye
tum poori duniya ho sakte ho.
Aur shayad insaan ki asli qeemat
ye nahi hoti
ke uske chale jaane se
duniya kitni ruk gayi…
Balki ye hoti hai—
ke uske chale jaane ke baad
kitne dilon ne khamoshi se
use yaad kiya…
Aur kitni aankhon ne
bina kisi ko bataye
ye kaha—
“Kaash…
maine use waqt rehte bata diya hota,
ke woh mere liye
sirf ek shakhs nahi tha…
woh meri zindagi ka
woh hissa tha,
jiske bina zindagi toh rahegi…
magar zindagi jaisi nahi rahegi.”
