“Dosti ka pata saath baithne se nahi chalta;
-Zulfikar Inamdar
asal pehchaan tab hoti hai jab aap mehfil mein maujood na hon.
Jo us waqt bhi aapki izzat ko apni zimmedari samjhe—
use dost nahi, apni zindagi ki kamaai samajhna.”
“Dosti Ka Libas Pehne Kuch Log”:
Arz kiya hai…
Kuch log meri zindagi mein
Dost bankar aaye the,
Main nadaan tha…
Unhe apna samajh baitha.
Unhone haath milaya,
Maine dil mila liya,
Bas fark itna sa tha—
Unke liye mulaqat thi,
mere liye rishta tha.
Saamne baithe
To meri har baat par muskuraaye,
Mere dard par afsos jataya,
Meri khushi mein khush hone ka
Khoobsurat sa kirdaar nibhaya…
Phir mehfil badli,
Log badle,
Aur unke alfaaz bhi.
Tab samajh aaya—
Har woh shakhs jo aapke saath hasta hai,
zaroori nahi aapki khushi chahta bhi ho.
Kuch log bade kamaal ke hote hain…
Aapke paas baithkar
Doosron ki burai karenge,
Aur aapko lagega
Ke woh aap par bharosa karte hain.
Magar waqt ne ek baat sikha di—
Jo doosron ke raaz tumhare paas laata hai,
ek din tumhare raaz bhi
kisi aur ke paas le jaayega.
Isliye ab
Main mehfil mein zyada bolta nahi.
Sun leta hoon,
Muskura deta hoon,
Aur logon ko
Unke alfaaz se zyada
Unke rawaiye se pehchanta hoon.
Kyunki alfaaz ko sajana aasaan hai…
Niyat ko zyada der sajaya nahi ja sakta.
Kuch logon ko maine
Apne bure waqt mein pehchana,
Aur kuch ko
Apne achhe waqt mein.
Bure waqt mein
Jo chale gaye, unka gham nahi…
Magar achhe waqt mein
Jo jalne lage,
Unhone dosti ka matlab zaroor samjha diya.
Maine kabhi dost ki kamyabi dekhkar
Apna naseeb nahi kosa,
Uski khushi mein
Dil se dua di.
Isliye jab meri chhoti si khushi par
Kisi apne ki muskurahat
Thodi feeki nazar aayi,
Dil ko dard to hua…
Magar ek sach bhi samajh aa gaya—
Har saath chalne wala
aapko aage badhte hue nahi dekh sakta.
Ab kisi se shikayat nahi karta.
Kyunki shikayat bhi
Usi se ki jaati hai
Jisse kuch umeed baaki ho.
Jahan umeed hi khatam ho jaaye,
Wahan gussa nahi rehta…
Bas faasla reh jaata hai.
Aur mera faasla
Badla nahi hota.
Main kisi ki burai karke
Apna dil halka nahi karta,
Kisi ka raaz kholkar
Apni sachchai sabit nahi karta.
Bas chupchaap
Apni jagah badal leta hoon.
Kyunki maine seekha hai—
Kuch logon ko jawaab alfaaz se nahi,
apni gair-maujoodgi se dena chahiye.
Main maanta hoon
Mujh mein bhi kamiyaan hain.
Main farishta nahi.
Kabhi gussa karta hoon,
Kabhi galat samajhta hoon,
Kabhi meri zubaan bhi
Dil dukha deti hogi.
Magar rishta agar apna ho
To main peeth peeche faisla nahi karta.
Naraz hoon
To saamne kahunga.
Dil dukha hai
To tumse kahunga.
Tumhari koi baat buri lagi
To tumhara darwaaza khatkhataunga—
Kisi teesre shakhs ka nahi.
Mere liye dosti ka matlab hi yahi hai.
Tumhari galti
Tumhare saamne kehna,
Aur tumhari gair-maujoodgi mein
Tumhari izzat sambhalna.
Kyunki jo shakhs
Aapke saamne aapka ho,
Magar aapke jaate hi
Mehfil ke mutabiq badal jaaye…
Use dost kehna
Dosti ke lafz ki tauheen hai.
Phir bhi dil ko
Pathar nahi banaya maine.
Aaj bhi dosti par yakeen hai.
Aaj bhi koi sachcha mile
To dil se gale lagaunga.
Aaj bhi dost museebat mein ho
To apni haisiyat se badhkar
Saath dene ki koshish karunga.
Kuch galat logon ki wajah se
Main apni achhi fitrat kyun badlun?
Unka kirdaar unka tha,
mera kirdaar mera rahega.
Bas ab ek tabdeeli zaroor hai…
Pehle rishta banate waqt
Alfaaz dekhta tha,
Ab waqt dekhta hoon.
Kaun meri khushi mein
Dil se khush hota hai,
Kaun meri pareshaani mein
Bina bulaye rukta hai,
Kaun meri gair-maujoodgi mein
Mere liye wahi lehja rakhta hai
Jo mere saamne rakhta hai…
Bas wahi mera apna hai.
Baaki…
Tasveer mein kandhe par haath rakhne wale
Bahut mil jaate hain.
Zindagi ke mushkil mod par
Kandha dene wale kam.
Isliye ab doston ki ginti
Kam ho gayi hai…
Magar mujhe afsos nahi.
Kyunki mujhe sau chehre nahi chahiye,
Bas chand aise chehre chahiye
Jinhe dekhkar dil kahe—
“Main yahan apna hoon.”
Aur agar zindagi mein
Sirf ek aisa dost bhi mil jaaye
Jo aapke saamne aapki galti bataye,
Aapke peeche aapki izzat bachaye,
Aapki kamyabi par taali bajaye,
Aur aapki nakaami mein haath thaam le…
To use sambhal kar rakhna.
Kyunki dost banana aasaan hai…
**Magar aisa insaan milna
jiske saamne bhi aap mehfooz hon
aur jiski gair-maujoodgi mein bhi—
ye naseeb ki baat hai.** ❤️
