“Mujhe meri muskurahat se mat samajhna; meri khamoshi tak pahunchna. Main un logon mein se hoon jo apna dard chhupa kar bhi doosron ke liye dua rakhte hain. Waqt ne mujhe badla zaroor hai, magar mere andar ki mohabbat ko khatam nahi kar saka.”
-Zulfikar Inamdar
“Mujh Mein Ek Shakhs Chhupa Rehta Hai”;
Arz kiya hai…
Mujh mein ek shakhs chhupa rehta hai,
Jo duniya ko bahut kam dikhai deta hai,
Chehre par muskurahat rakh kar chalta hai,
Magar tanhai mein khud se milta hai.
Log poochhte hain—
“Tum hamesha itne khamosh kyun rehte ho?”
Kaise bataun…
Kuch khamoshiyan aadat nahi hoti,
Ek poori zindagi ka tajurba hoti hain.
Main woh nahi
Jo har baat duniya ko bata doon,
Kuch dard apne paas rakh leta hoon,
Kuch aansu aankhon tak aane se pehle
Dil mein hi chhupa leta hoon.
Kyunki waqt ne sikha diya hai—
Har sunne wala samajhne wala nahi hota,
aur har haal poochhne wala
haal ka humdard nahi hota.
Meri aadat hai
Apnon ke chehre padhne ki,
Kisi ki awaaz mein udaasi ho
To bina kahe mehsoos kar leta hoon,
Kisi ki hansi ke peeche dard ho
To mera dil use pehchaan leta hai.
Bas ek kami reh gayi—
Sabko padhte-padhte
main khud ko padhna bhool gaya.
Sabke liye waqt nikala,
Sabki baatein suni,
Kisi ko hausla diya,
Kisi ko apnapan,
Kisi ke aansu ponchhe,
Kisi ke bure waqt mein
Uska haath pakad kar khada raha…
Magar jab meri baari aayi,
To maine aksar khud se hi kaha—
“Chal… tu sambhal ja,
tere liye kisi ko pareshan kyun karna.”
Shayad isi tarah
Insaan mazboot nahi…
Khamosh hota chala jaata hai.
Mujhe bhi takleef hoti hai,
Mujhe bhi kisi ki kami mehsoos hoti hai,
Mera bhi dil karta hai
Kabhi koi bina wajah phone kare aur kahe—
“Kuch nahi… bas tumhari yaad aa gayi thi.”
Koi mere chehre ko dekh kar nahi,
Meri awaaz sunkar poochhe—
“Sab theek hai na?
Aaj tum pehle jaise nahi lag rahe…”
Aur main pehli baar
“Sab theek hai” kehne ke bajaye
Sach bol sakun—
“Nahi… aaj thoda thak gaya hoon.”
Bas itna hi to chahiye kabhi kabhi…
Koi masla hal karne wala nahi,
Koi badi naseehat dene wala nahi,
Bas paas baith kar kehne wala—
“Tu bol… main sun raha hoon.”
Maine zindagi mein
Bahut chehre badalte dekhe hain.
Jo kal kehte the
“Hum hamesha saath hain,”
Aaj unke paas
Do minute baat karne ka waqt nahi.
Aur kuch aise bhi mile
Jinhone kabhi bade waade nahi kiye,
Magar mushkil waqt mein
Khamoshi se paas khade rahe.
Tab samajh aaya—
Rishte alfaazon ki kasmon se nahi,
mushkil waqt mein nibhaye gaye
chhote-chhote saath se pehchane jaate hain.
Ab main kisi se
Bahut zyada umeed nahi rakhta.
Nafrat ki wajah se nahi…
Bas dil ko baar-baar
Ek hi sabaq padhana
Achha nahi lagta.
Jo milta hai,
Mohabbat se milta hoon.
Jo yaad karta hai,
Dil se uska shukriya karta hoon.
Jo door ho gaya,
Uske peeche bhaagta nahi.
Aur jo mujhe bhool gaya…
Main uski yaad mein
khud ko bhoolta nahi.
Haan, kabhi kabhi
Purane log yaad aate hain.
Purani baatein,
Purani hansi,
Woh be-fikr din,
Jab rishton mein hisaab nahi tha,
Phone karne se pehle
Ye nahi sochna padta tha—
“Pata nahi disturb to nahi kar raha…”
Waqt badla,
Log badle,
Zarooratein badli…
Aur dheere-dheere
Main bhi badal gaya.
Magar mere andar
Ek cheez aaj bhi purani hai—
Dil.
Aaj bhi koi sachchi mohabbat se mile
To main pighal jaata hoon.
Koi izzat se do alfaaz keh de
To yaad rakh leta hoon.
Koi mushkil waqt mein
Mera haath pakad le,
To uske achhe waqt mein
Uske liye duniya se ladne ka
Hausla rakh leta hoon.
Bas ab farq itna hai—
Pehle har muskurane wale ko apna samajhta tha,
ab apna use maanta hoon
jo mere aansuon ke waqt bhi wahi rahe.
Mujhe mehfilon ki kami nahi…
Mujhe un logon ki kami hai
Jinke saamne khamosh rehna bhi
Baat karne jaisa lagta tha.
Mujhe bheed nahi chahiye…
Ek-do sachche log hi kaafi hain
Jinke saamne mujhe
Apna dard khoobsurat alfaazon mein
Samjhana na pade.
Jo meri hansi mein shaamil hon
To achha lage,
Magar meri khamoshi mein
Saath baith sakein—
To apne lagen.
Kabhi kabhi aayine mein
Khud ko dekhta hoon
Aur sochta hoon—
Ye wahi insaan hai
Jo chhoti si baat par
Ghanton udaas ho jaata tha?
Wahi jo kisi ke roothne par
Bechain ho jaata tha?
Wahi jo rishta bachane ke liye
Har baar pehle jhuk jaata tha?
Haan…
Insaan wahi hai,
bas waqt ne uski masoomiyat mein
thoda tajurba mila diya hai.
Ab main tootne se nahi darta.
Maine apne hi tukdon se
Khud ko kai baar joda hai.
Ab tanhai se nahi darta.
Maine tanhai mein
Apne Rab se baat karna seekha hai.
Ab logon ke chale jaane se bhi
Utna nahi darta…
Kyunki samajh gaya hoon—
Har jaane wala zindagi khaali nahi karta,
kuch log jagah khaali karke jaate hain
taaki sukoon andar aa sake.
Isliye agar kabhi
Tum mujhe khamosh dekho,
To ye mat samajhna
Ke mere paas kehne ko kuch nahi.
Ho sakta hai
Mere andar lafzon ka samandar ho…
Bas main har kisi ke saamne
Apni gehraai kholna nahi chahta.
Aur agar kabhi
Mujhe haste hue dekho,
To ye bhi mat samajhna
Ke zindagi ne mujhe dard nahi diya.
Meri muskurahat meri aasani ka saboot nahi,
mere hausle ki nishani hai.
Main apni kahani ka
Sabse khoobsurat kirdaar nahi,
Mujh mein kamiyaan bhi hain,
Galtiyaan bhi,
Zid bhi,
Gussa bhi,
Aur kuch faisle
Jinhe yaad karke aaj bhi sochta hoon—
“Kaash…”
Magar phir dil kehta hai—
Jo guzar gaya
Usne tujhe kuch sikhaya hai,
Jo aaj hai
Use jee le,
Aur jo kal aayega
Use Allah par chhod de.
Ab mujhe duniya ko
Ye sabit nahi karna
Ke main kaisa insaan hoon.
Jise samajhna hoga
Woh mere rawaiye se samajh jaayega,
Aur jise galat samajhna hoga
Uske saamne hazaar safaiyan bhi
Kam pad jaayengi.
Isliye ab
Main apni zindagi
Logon ki rai par nahi jeeta.
Bas koshish karta hoon—
Kisi ka dil meri wajah se na toote,
Kisi ki aankh meri wajah se na bheege,
Aur agar kisi ki zindagi mein
Meri yaad reh jaaye…
To woh yaad karke kahe—
“Insaan thoda khamosh tha…
magar dil ka bura nahi tha.”
Bas…
Shayad mera taaruf
Itna hi kaafi hai.
Main apne dard ka shor nahi,
apni khamoshi ka sabr hoon.
Main guzre waqt ka zakhm bhi hoon,
aur aane wale kal ki umeed bhi.
Main un logon ki yaad hoon
jo kabhi mere apne the,
aur un duaon ka yaqeen hoon
jo aaj bhi mere saath hain.
Aur agar phir bhi koi poochhe—
“Aakhir tum ho kaun?”
To main muskura kar kahunga—
“Main bas ek aam sa insaan hoon…
jise zindagi ne bahut kuch sikhaya,
logon ne bahut kuch samjhaya,
waqt ne bahut kuch badla…
magar jisne itna sab hone ke baad bhi
apne dil ke andar ka insaan
abhi tak zinda rakha hai.” ❤️🌹
