Chehron Ke Peechhe Chhupe Log

“Har meethi zubaan mohabbat nahi hoti, aur har khamosh shakhs be-hiss nahi hota… kuch log bolkar dil jeette hain, aur kuch khamosh rehkar umr bhar saath nibha jaate hain.”

-Zulfikar Inamdar

Chehron Ke Peechhe Chhupe Log:

Arz kiya hai ke…

Lehje insaano ke raseele hain,
magar log andar se zehreelay hain,
Honthon par mohabbat ke charche hain,
aur dil mein na jaane kitne mele hain.

Yahan baatein badi pyaari hoti hain,
magar niyat aksar parayi hoti hai,
Jo saamne khade hokar apne lagte hain,
unhi ke peeche sabse gehri ruswayi hoti hai.

Har shakhs yahan muskurata hai,
har muskurahat mein sachchai nahi hoti,
Kuch chehre phoolon jaise lagte hain,
magar unki baaton mein khushboo nahi hoti.

Kuch log gale milte hain sirf isliye,
ke kal tumse koi kaam nikalwana ho,
Kuch haath dua ke liye uthte hain,
magar dil mein tumhe giraana ho.

Yahan dosti bhi hisaab se hoti hai,
aur rishton mein bhi matlab chhupa hota hai,
Jab tak tum kisi ke kaam ke ho,
tab tak har shakhs tumhara apna hota hai.

Phir waqt zara sa badal jaaye,
toh lehje badalne lagte hain,
Jo kal tak tumhare bina adhoore the,
aaj tumhare naam se bhi bachne lagte hain.

Humne toh rishton ko ibaadat samjha,
unhone rishton ko tijaarat samajh liya,
Humne dil khol kar apnaya jinhe,
unhone humein apni zaroorat samajh liya.

Humne apne zakhm chhupa kar rakhe,
ke kahin apne hi mazaak na bana dein,
Magar jinhe apna samajh kar sab kuch keh diya,
unhone wahi raaz mehfil mein suna diye.

Kitni ajeeb baat hai insaan ki fitrat,
khud sach sunna usse gawara nahi,
Aur doosron ki zindagi ka faisla karne mein,
use zara bhi hichkichahat nahi.

Kisi ki khamoshi ko kamzori samajhte hain,
kisi ke sabr ko majboori samajhte hain,
Kisi ke seedhepan ka faayda uthakar,
phir usi ko duniya-daari samjhate hain.

Hum bhi kabhi har chehre par yakeen karte the,
har muskurahat ko mohabbat samajhte the,
Phir waqt ne itna kuch dikha diya,
ke ab khamoshi ko bhi jawaab samajhte hain.

Ab koi bahut apna banne ki koshish kare,
toh dil pehle thoda thehar jaata hai,
Kyuki zindagi ne sikha diya hai—
har apnapan sachcha nahi hota,
aur har doori bewafai nahi hoti.

Kuch log door rehkar bhi apne hote hain,
aur kuch paas hokar bhi paraye,
Kuch naam dil mein umr bhar rehte hain,
aur kuch chehre yaad bhi na aaye.

Humne dekha hai waqt ke saath,
kaise apne bhi rang badalte hain,
Kal jo tumhare dard par rote the,
aaj tumhare dard par muskuraate hain.

Duniya ko tumhari sachchai se zyada,
tumhari haisiyat se matlab hota hai,
Jab jeb bhari ho toh har shakhs apna,
aur jab haath khaali ho toh salaam bhi kam hota hai.

Magar humne bhi ek baat seekh li,
har kisi ko dil mein jagah dena zaroori nahi,
Har kisi ke liye khud ko mita dena,
mohabbat nahi—khud se na-insaafi hai.

Ab jo dil mein aaye, keh nahi dete,
jo dard mile, har kisi se seh nahi dete,
Har chehre ko apna kehne se pehle,
ab hum uski aankhon ko padh lete hain.

Kyuki aankhein aksar sach keh deti hain,
jo zubaan chhupa leti hai,
Aur waqt aksar woh chehra dikha deta hai,
jo insaan duniya se chhupa leta hai.

Aakhir kitne chehre lekar jeeyega insaan?
Ek duniya ke liye, ek apno ke liye,
Ek doston ke saamne, ek dushmano ke liye,
aur ek woh… jo woh khud se bhi chhupata hai.

Kabhi khud se poochna,
ke jo shakhs tumhe sabse zyada samajhta tha,
kya tumne kabhi uski khamoshi samjhi?
Jo tumhare liye har baar khada raha,
kya tum kabhi uske girne par sambhalne gaye?

Hum aksar logon se wafaa maangte hain,
magar wafaa dena bhool jaate hain,
Apne liye sachche log dhoondte hain,
magar khud sachcha banna bhool jaate hain.

Shayad isi liye duniya mein,
chehre toh bahut hain… insaan kam hain,
Baat karne wale bahut hain…
magar dil samajhne wale bahut kam hain.

Aur jo sach mein apne hote hain na,
woh har waqt apna hone ka daawa nahi karte,
Woh tumhari khushi mein shor nahi machate,
bas tumhare gham mein khamoshi se baith jaate hain.

Na sawaal karte hain, na hisaab maangte hain,
na tumhari majboori ka tamasha banate hain,
Bas itna kehte hain—
“Tu fikr na kar… main hoon.”

Aise log duniya mein kam sahi,
magar jab mil jaayein toh sambhal kar rakhna,
Kyuki har roz nahi milte woh log,
jo tumhari khamoshi bhi padh sakein.

Baaki toh…

Lehje insaano ke raseele hain,
magar log andar se zehreelay hain,
Kuch phool bankar zakhm dete hain,
aur kuch kaante bankar bhi bade qeemti hain.

Isliye ab hum chehron par nahi jaate,
na meethi baaton par dil lutaate hain,
Humne waqt ke haathon se seekha hai—
jo sach mein apna hota hai,
woh saboot nahi deta…
waqt aane par khud saamne khada hota hai.

Aur jo waqt ke saath badal jaaye,
use badalne ka gham kaisa…
Jo tumhara tha hi nahi kabhi,
uske chale jaane ka maatam kaisa…

Ab dil ne bhi keh diya hai—
har shakhs ko apna samajhna chhod de,
har meethi zubaan par yakeen karna chhod de,
jo rehna chahe use izzat se rehne de,
jo jaana chahe…
use dua dekar jaane de.

Kyuki zindagi bahut chhoti hai,
har zehreelay insaan ko samajhne mein guzaarne ke liye…

Kuch waqt khud ke liye bhi rakh,
kuch sukoon apne liye bhi rakh,
Aur jo log tumhari sachchai ko samajh na sakein—
unke liye apni rooh ko
baar-baar safai dena chhod de. 🌹