“Waqt jab aaina saamne rakhta hai,
-Zulfikar Inamdar
toh chehra nahi—poori haqeeqat nazar aati hai.”
AAINA BOL PADA:
Arz kiya hai ke:
Chala tha zikr meri khamiyon ka mehfil mein,
ke jo log behre the, unhe bhi sunayi dene laga…
Meri khamoshi ko meri kamzori samajhne walon,
mera sabr kya toota, har chehra dikhayi dene laga…
Jo log meri ek-ek khata ka hisaab rakhte the,
unke apne aib ka bhi aaina nazar aane laga…
Badi dilchaspi thi unhe meri zindagi ke fasane mein,
magar apni kahani ka zikr aaya,
toh har shakhs nazrein churane laga…
Main chup tha, toh sabko apni baat kehne ka haq tha,
maine bolna kya seekha,
har koi apni zubaan sambhalne laga…
Mujh par ilzaam lagana bahut aasaan tha,
kyunki main safai dene walon mein se nahi tha,
maine har tohmat ko khamoshi se seh liya,
aur log meri khamoshi ko meri haar samajhne lage…
Kuch logon ko meri roshni se shikayat thi,
isliye meri parchhaiyon mein bhi aib dhoondhte rahe,
unhe kya khabar thi—
jis shakhs ko woh todne nikle hain,
woh apne hi tukdon se khud ko jodna jaanta hai…
Maine kabhi kisi ke daaman ke daag nahi gine,
shayad isi liye mere daag unhe bahut bade nazar aaye,
main insaan tha, farishta hone ka daawa nahi kiya,
magar woh khud ko be-daag samajh kar
meri har khata ko tamasha banate rahe…
Kal tak meri khamoshi par hansne wale,
aaj meri ek baat ko gaur se sunne lage,
jo kal mujhe samajhne se inkaar karte the,
aaj wahi mere lafzon ka matlab poochhne lage…
Main gira zaroor hoon, magar khatam nahi hua,
main toota zaroor hoon, magar bikhar nahi gaya,
meri rooh ne dard se ek hunar seekh liya hai—
jahan log patthar maar kar laut jaate hain,
wahin se main apna ghar bana leta hoon…
Ab agar phir meri khamiyon ka zikr chale mehfil mein,
toh meri taraf se keh dena un sabse—
meri kahani ka faisla itni jaldi mat sunana,
abhi waqt ki kitaab ka aakhri safha baaki hai…
Jise tum aaj meri haar samajh rahe ho,
kal wahi meri zindagi ka sabse khoobsurat jawab hoga,
jise tumne kamzori samjha tha,
shayad wahi meri sabse badi taaqat niklegi…
Aur phir ek din aisa bhi aaya—
na maine safai di,
na kisi se koi shikayat ki,
na kisi ke saamne apna sach rakhne ki zaroorat padi…
Bas waqt guzra…
aur aaina bol pada.
Phir kisi ki zubaan par ilzaam nahi tha,
kisi ki aankhon mein ghamand nahi tha,
kisi ke paas meri khamiyan ginne ka waqt nahi tha…
Har shakhs khud se nazrein milane laga,
aur jo log kal tak mujhe aaina dikhaya karte the,
aaj wahi apna chehra dekhne se darne lage…
Chala tha zikr meri khamiyon ka mehfil mein,
ke jo log behre the, unhe bhi sunayi dene laga…
Main khamosh kya raha—
sabko laga kahani unki marzi se chalegi…
Magar waqt ne ek din parda hata diya,
aur aaina bol pada. ❤️🔥
