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“Uske chehre ka noor bhi ajeeb hai…
na zyada dikhne ki chahat, na kam rehne ka gham—
bas ek khamoshi jisme tehzeeb bhi hai
aur adab ka apna salaam bhi.”

– Zulfikar Inamdar

Khamoshi ki Nazaakat:

Arz kiya hai…

Uske chehre par ek aisi narmi thi,
jaise hawa apne haath me phool ki khushboo lekar chalti ho.
Mastaani aankhon ka noor,
jaise kisi purani dua ka abhi-abhi qubool hua asar ho.

Siyah saari ka lehja bhi ajeeb tha—
mehakta hua, sharmeela sa,
jaise raat ki chaadar par chaand ne
apni roshni ki naazuk lakeeren chhod di ho.
Gold border ki chamak us par yuhi nahi thi,
wo uske andruni waqar ka ek khamosh sa parcham lagti thi.

Uske kaano me jhumakte jhumke,
jaise har khanak me koi riwayat zinda ho.
Gale ka motiyon ka halka sa haar,
use dekhta hi lage ke zindagi me kuch cheezein
sirf nazakat se hi samjhi ja sakti hain—
shor se nahi, sirf shafqat se.

Uski bindi aur maang ka sindoor bhi
sirf shringar nahi, balki ek kahani ka nishaan lagte the—
ek wafadaari, ek sukoon, ek apnapan ka gumnaam sa vaada.
Jab usne halka sa muskuraya,
to mehfil ka rang badal gaya,
jaise kisi ne honton par dua rakh di ho,
aur dil par sakoon ke pani ke chhidke kar diye ho.

Uske baithne ka andaaz bhi nazaakat se bhara tha—
seedha, saabit, magar phir bhi naram;
jaise koi tehzeeb chal kar insaan ki surat me baith gayi ho.
Ek pal ko laga,
ke is tasveer me waqt ruk gaya hai—
aur mohabbat, tameez, haya,
sab ek saath saans le rahe ho.

Aur uski aankhon me jo halka sa gumnaam dard tha,
wo bhi apni jagah khoobsurat lag raha tha—
jaise koi purani yaad,
jo bhoolti nahi, magar chubh bhi nahi rahi.
Bas kahin dil ke kone me chup kar,
apna diya jalaye baithi ho.

Uski poori shakal me ek ajeeb sa noor tha—
na zyada, na kam,
sahi jagah par, sahi andaaz me.
Jaise Rab ne usse banate waqt
thodi si rehmat, thoda sa adab,
aur thodi si shayari zyada daal di ho.

“Saccha tha ishq, gehra tha dard…
Phir bhi Rab par yakeen tha;
Aaj nahi to kal, wo meri manzil ban kar rahegi.”

-Zulfikar Inamdar

🌙 “Raaton Ki Qismat”:

(Zulfikar Inamdar ke ehsaas se)

Arz kiya hai…

Main maangta raha usko tahajjud ki raaton me,
Par meri duaaon ka nateeja kisi aur ke saath nikla…
Socha tha sabr jeet jaayega,
Magar ishq ka imtihaan sajdon se bhi sakht nikla.

Woh meri dhadkan ka raaz tha,
Par apne raaz mujhe kabhi samjha na saka.
Main uske lafzon me sach dhoondta raha,
Aur woh har baat me ek naya jhoot saja kar aaya.

Din bhar duniya se lad kar laut aata tha,
Aur raat ko uska gham mere seene me phoot jaata tha.
Main bikhar kar bhi uska naam izzat se leta raha,
Woh jud kar bhi meri wafaa ko samajh na paaya.

Kayi baar uski khamoshi me ek pukaar mehsoos hui,
Par kareeb jaakar pata chala—
Woh pukaar mere liye hi nahi thi,
Aur main sirf uski tanhaayi ka ek hissa ban gaya.

Maine Allah se poocha:
“Ya Rab, yeh dard kyun diya?”
Aur jawab mila—
“Jisko tune apna samjha,
Woh meri likhi hui kisi aur ki manzil ka musafir tha.”

Mujhe yakeen hai, mere Rab ne mujhe kabhi mayus nahi kiya…
Itni sakhti me bhi mujhe akela nahi chhoda…
Ummeed hai mere Rab se…
Aaj nahi to kal, wo meri ho kar rahegi.

Ab haqeeqat ko kabool kar liya hai,
Magar zakham abhi bhi taza hai.
Woh chala gaya…
Par meri raaton ka sukoon abhi tak wapas nahi aaya.

Main uske liye khair maangta hoon,
Kyuki ishq ki ada yeh hai—
Baddua ka bojh uthana rooh ko kamzor kar deta hai.
Aur main kamzor nahi hona chahta…
Bas toot kar bhi uske liye achha hi chahta hoon.

Kabhi kabhi lagta hai—
Agar woh ek baar palat kar pooch leti,
“Kaise ho?”
To mera aadha gham wahi gir jaata.
Par woh awaaz kabhi nahi aayi,
Aur main aadhi raaton me toot kar bhi chup rehna seekh gaya.

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🌹 Reel-Ending (Perfect Emotional Closure):

“Main sajdon me roota raha…
Woh kisike hothon ki muskaan me jeeti rahi.
Ishq mera saccha tha—
Bas kismet ne saath dena kab ka chhod diya.
Par mujhe yakeen hai, mere Rab se…
Aaj nahi to kal, wo meri ho kar rahegi.”

“Kabhi kabhi hum jis ke liye rooh tak nikal kar rakh dete hain,
Taqdeer usse kisi aur ki muskurahat bana deti hai.”

– Zulfikar Inamdar

Arz Kiya hai…

Hazaar pheray lagaye the maine uski galiyon ke,
Koi khush-naseeb usey sirf saat phero mein le gaya.

Main har shaam uske intezaar ke diye jalata raha,
Magar naseeb ne kisi aur ka naam uski maang mein bhar diya.

Meri to saansen bhi uske qadam se raabta maangti thi,
Par woh kisi aur ki dhadkanon ka sahara ban gaya.

Main neheron ki tarah uske raste me mohabbat behata raha,
Lekin takdeer ne uske qadam kisi aur ghat par utar diya.

Har dua me uski khushboo, har arzoo me uski tasveer thi,
Par ek pal me koi aur uski zindagi ka humsafar ban gaya.

Maine raaton ki tanhaayi me uske liye beshumaar alfaz boondhe,
Aur waqt ne ek hi faisle se un sab ko khaak kar diya.

Uske hothon ki muskurahat bhi ab yaadon ka zakham lagti hai,
Jaise roshni ko phir se chhoona, par woh haath se phisalta gaya.

Maine uske bina bhi jeene ki aadat banane ki koshish ki,
Par har subah dil uska naam likh kar hi ubhar aata gaya.

Woh keh gayi thi ke waqt sab dard mita deta hai,
Par mere dard ko to waqt ne aur gehra hi kar diya.

Aksar sochta hoon kaash ek baar peeche mud kar dekhti,
Shayad meri saansen uske qadam hi rok leti.

Kaash woh samajh paati ke mohabbat sirf pana nahi hota,
Kabhi kabhi kisi ko kho kar bhi nibhaana padta hai.

Main ne uske liye khuda se bhi lad liya hota,
Magar taqdeer se kaun jeeta hai—ye baat der se samajh aayi.

Ab jab dua karta hoon, to uske liye khushi maangta hoon,
Kyuki mohabbat ka asli test yahi hai—chaho, par qabza na karo.

Mere hisse me bas yaadon ka dhuan, uski hansi ki halki si goonj,
Aur bechaini ki woh khushboo jo ab tak dil me basi hui hai.

Aur aaj bhi sach kahu to shikayat se zyada tasalli hoti hai,
Ke jis ko chaha tha, uski zindagi aakhir sukoon se bhar gayi.

Aur dil ne aakhri sabak yeh diya—
Mohabbat se zyada takdeer ka haath mazboot hota hai,
Aur dil chahe kitna bhi sachcha ho…
Kismat apni marzi se hi kisi ka humsafar likhti hai.

“Intezaar kabhi waqt ka nahi hota… jis dil se mohabbat hoti hai, usi ki aahat par saansein ruk jaati hain.”

– Zulfikar Inamdar

Arz kiya hai…

Uske deedar ko meri aakhen taras gayi hai,
Dil kehta hai thodi der ruk jaa… bas wo aane waali hai.

Har subah apne saath ek nayi dua lekar milti hai,
Lagta hai koi barkat meri rooh tak aane waali hai.

Mobile ki khamoshi bhi ab ek saathi jaisi lagti hai,
Par dil kehta hai—ye sannaata bhi todne aane waali hai.

Ye raat ki chadar, ye chand ki thandi saansein,
Jaise keh rahi ho koi rooh, mere qareeb aane waali hai.

Tanha lamhon ka bojh kabhi kabhi thaka deta hai,
Par umeed ki halki si roshni kehti hai—raahat aane waali hai.

Barson purane waade bhi yaadon me abhi zinda hain,
Jaise koi adhoori dastaan poori hone aane waali hai.

Kabhi hawa ki mehfil me uska naam sa goonjta hai,
Jaise koi khushbu palat kar is raahein aane waali hai.

Mere ghar ka darwaza bhi uske liye sada khula rehta hai,
Jaise kismat ka bhi ek mod hai jo wapas aane waali hai.

Aksar dil apne zakhmon se samjhauta kar leta hai,
Par har marham kehta hai—ek nayi muskan aane waali hai.

Taron ne bhi raat bhar meri khamoshi ko suna hai,
Lagta hai unme se koi paighaam le kar aane waali hai.

Kabhi uske kadmon ki aahat dil ke raaston me gunjti hai,
Jaise waqt khud mujhe bata kar jaane waali hai.

Aansu bhi kabhi kabhi be-vajah muskura dete hain,
Jaise unki rawani me koi rahmat aane waali hai.

Mere alfazon me uska aks abhi tak basa rehta hai,
Jaise yaadon ki qismat me wapas aane waali hai.

Kabhi ek pal aisa hota hai jis me duniya ruk si jaati hai,
Aur lagta hai abhi, isi waqt, abhi koi khabar aane waali hai.

Har dhadkan apni rawani me ek hi soorat poochti hai,
Ke kab wo rooh se rooh milne aane waali hai.

Kabhi yaadon ka bhaar saansen tez kar deta hai,
Kabhi lagta hai koi narmi se aakar mujhe sambhaalne aane waali hai

Meri zindagi ki kitaab me ek safha abhi bhi khaali pada hai,
Shayad wo hi qissa wapas likhne aane waali hai.

Dil ne kabhi uska intezaar chhoda hi nahi,
Ye jazba maanta hai—wo laut kar aane waali hai.

Shab-e-tanhaiyon me kabhi uska chehra sa ubhar aata hai,
Jaise koi rooh hawa ke zariye batane aane waali hai.

Jis mohabbat ne itna rulaya, utna hi sambhala bhi hai,
Shayad wohi mohabbat ek roshan roop me aane waali hai.

Kabhi ek muskuraahat yaad aati hai, kabhi ek aansu,
Dono hi kehte hain—ye kahani ab mod lene aane waali hai.

“Meri aankhen ab bhi us raaste par tikki hain,
jahan se tera aana sirf umeed nahi,
mere dil ki zinda rehne ki wajah hai.”

– Zulfikar Inamdar

⭐ Aankhon Ka Intezaar:⭐

Arz kiya hai…

Tu kahaan hai…?
Main har subah sooraj se pehle uth kar
Khidki ke pardon ko hatata hu,
Shayad teri yaad ki koi roshni
Is andhere dil me utar aaye.
Par raaste wahi the, khamosh…
Aur meri aankhen phir se teri talash me lag jaati hain.

Teri tasveer ab bhi mere paas rakhi hai,
Par ab woh kaagaz se zyada
Ek zinda lamha lagti hai.
Kabhi usse dekh kar lagta hai,
Tu abhi kuch keh kar muskura degi…
Phir ek lamha me yaad aata hai—
Tasveer me saanse nahi hoti,
Par mere dil me sirf tere liye saanse chalti rehti hain.

Mere kamre ki deewarein bhi
Teri yaadon ki awaaz se gumshuda lagti hain.
Unme kisi pal ki khatti-meethi guftagu ka rang ab bhi baqi hai.
Main unhi deewaron se baat karta rehta hu,
Aur woh khamoshi se sun leti hain,
Kyoonki unhe bhi tere aane ka intezaar hai.

Kabhi kabhi apne aap se keh deta hu—
Chhod de Zulfikar, bohot dino ka intezaar ho gaya…
Par agla hi pal dil jawab de deta hai:
“Woh aa jayegi… bas thoda aur sabr.”

Teri ek call mere liye
Jisehte hue dil ki dhadkanon ko
Phir se zinda kar deti.
Par phone ki screen ab bhi chup hai…
Aur main pal pal screen ko dekh kar
Uski khamoshi se sawal poochta rehta hu.

Kabhi hawa ka jhonka aata hai
To lagta hai usme teri baat chhipi hai.
Kabhi koi geet chal padta hai
To lagta hai teri awaaz me pukaar chhupi hai.
Main har jaga teri ek nishaani dhoondta hu,
Aur zindagi har jaga tujhe meri nazron se chhupa leti hai.

Raatein sabse badi dushman ban gayi hain,
Kyoonki andhera har us cheez ko utha kar laata hai
Jo main bhoolna chahta hu…
Aur sabse zyada toh tera naam.
Main takiye par yaadon ke saaye rakh kar sota hu,
Par woh bhi raat bhar mujhse sawal poochte rehte hain—
“Kab aayegi woh? Kab aayegi woh?”

Aankhen ab thak gayi hain,
Par haar maanni wali nahi.
Yeh palkein ab bhi tere liye saja kar rakhi hain,
Jaise kisi mehfil ka darwaza
Mehmaan ke liye khula reh jaye.
Main bas teri ek jhalak dekhna chahta hu,
Taa ke mera andar se tutta hua dil
Ek pal ke liye hi sahi… sambhal jaye.

Kabhi sochta hu,
Kya tu bhi kabhi meri yaad me gum hoti hogi?
Kya teri raaton ka ek kona bhi udas hota hoga?
Kya teri saansen kabhi ruk kar
Mera naam leti hongi?
Agar haan… to mere intezaar ki saari kasak
Ek baar me mit jayegi.

Aye meri zindagi ki adhuri kahani,
Main ab bhi ussi mod par khada hu,
Jahan tune mujhe rukne ko kaha tha…
Aur dekho,
Main aaj tak wahi thama hu,
Bas ek baar tumhari aahaton ki awaaz sunne ke liye.

Tu ek baar aa ja…
Chahe baadalon me se utar kar,
Chahe waqt ko tod kar,
Chahe kisi chhoti si baat ke bahaane se hi sahi…
Par aa ja, kyoonki
Meri aankhen ab tere liye
Duaon ki tarah uthti hain,
Aur aasman kabhi itni der tak
Duaon ko roka nahi karta.

“Mohabbat ka asli wajood tab samajh aata hai,
jab dil bolta rahe aur saamne ki khamoshi bhi mehsoos ho.”

– Zulfikar Inamdar

Arz kiya hai…

Maine tumhare dil se saaf kaha tha,
Ke mujhe tumse betahasha muhabbat hai…
Magar tumhare dil ke asar kab dikhte,
Har dhadkan me bas tumhara hi zikr hai.

Intezaar me hu ke kab tum samjhogi,
Mere dil ki wo bechain si zubaan…
Ab to tumhare dil ke waqiyaat bhi,
Jaise raat ki dhund me kho gaye ho anjaan.

Tumhari nazron me ek doori si rehti hai,
Par mere andar tumhari ek dunya basta hai…
Tum samjho ya na samjho,
Meri har saans tumhari taraf rasta banati hai.

Main roz apne jazbaat sambhal kar likhta hu,
Magar tum tak pohonchne se pehle alfaz ro padte hain…
Mohabbat ke raaste me sabse mushkil hota hai,
Woh ehsaas jise tum samajh na pao aur hum chhod bhi na paayein.

Kabhi socha tha tum samjhogI dil ka safar,
Mere shab-o-roz ka woh tanha safha…
Par tum to khud waqt ki bheed me kho gayi,
Aur main ab bhi wahi pe rukha hu, jahan tum muskurayi thi pehli dafa.

Mere alfaz tum tak pahunchte bhi honge kya?
Ya tumhari khamoshi unhe bejaan kar deti hai?
Maine mohabbat ko sajda samajh kar apnaya,
Magar tumhare labon par iska ek naam bhi nahi.

Kabhi kabhi to lagta hai tum na hoti to,
Zindagi thodi kam takleef deti…
Par phir ye dil muskurakar kehta hai,
Tumhari yaad na hoti to zindagi bhi zindagi kahan rehti.

Dil maanta nahi phir bhi keh deta hai,
Tum meri ho, chahe izhaar na ho…
Mohabbat ka rang sirf milne me thodi hota hai,
Kabhi kabhi bichhad kar bhi asli noor milta hai dard ko.

Ab mohabbat meri aadat se barh kar ibadat ban chuki,
Har raat tumhari kami se sajdi si lagti hai…
Main to aaj bhi us mod par zinda hu,
Jahan tumhari ek jhalak meri saari thakan mita deti hai.

Tumhari wafaa ki umeed me nahi jeeta,
Bas tumhari ek tasalli ka intezaar karta hu…
Shayad kabhi tum samjho ke mohabbat kya hoti hai,
Tab tak main apne dard ko hi humsafar rakhta hu.

Mere liye mohabbat ek mehla nahi,
Ek ujdi basti hai jise main har roz basaata hu…
Tumhari yaadon ki baarish me bheeg bhi jaata hu,
Aur phir apne aansuon se hi khud ko sukhaata hu.

Aaj bhi dua karta hu tumhari khushi ke liye,
Chahe meri zindagi me tumhari jagah adhuri hi rahe…
Ye dil dard se thoda thak chuka hai,
Par tumhare naam ki dhadkan aaj bhi poori hai, adhoori nahi.

Tanhaai dushman nahi, dil ka sabse imaandaar saathi hoti hai.

– Zulfikar Inamdar

“Sukoon Ki Talash”

Arz Kiya hai…

Maine khud ko us khush-fehmi ki zanjeer se chhuda liya,
Ke meri kami se bhi koi bechain hota hoga…
Sach ye hai, log yaad bhi unhi ko karte hain,
Jinka saath unke lamhon ko sukoon deta hoga…

Main khud ko sambhal kar aksar sochta rehta hoon,
Ke kisko mere jaane ka gham chhota ya bada lagta hoga…
Har chehra muskurahat me chhupa leta hai sachchai,
Aur sach, kisi na kisi ko zaroor chubhta hoga…

Mohabbat ka hisaab bhi kitna ajeeb hota hai,
Jo mil jaye, uska mol kam padta hoga…
Aur jo door ho jaaye to yaadon ki dhool me,
Dil ka har kone uska pata dhoondta hoga…

Main khamoshi me bhi lafzon ka ek dariya rakhta hoon,
Jo kisi apne ko sunata, to shayad halka padta hoga…
Par akelepan ka ek ada bhi hota hai,
Jo dil ko rota bhi hai, phir bhi sambhalta hoga…

Mere honthon ki muskan bhi kitni ajeeb cheez hai,
Kisi apne ko lagegi jaise dard chhupa rakha hoga…
Aur jo anjaane hote hain, wo samajh bete hain,
Ke ye dil to hamesha se hi mazboot hota hoga…

Rishton ki galiyon me bhi ajeeb sa sannata rehta,
Har kadam par koi yaadon ka chiragh jalta hoga…
Jo pal do pal ruk jaye to ehsaas hota hai,
Ke waqt bhi kabhi kabhi thak kar tham jata hoga…

Maine mohabbat me haar kar bhi jeetna seekh liya,
Ke dil ka hausla hi insaan ko zinda rakhta hoga…
Ab dua karta hoon ke jisko bhi milu,
Mera ikhlaas uske dinon ko narm sa sukoon deta hoga…

Kabhi kabhi tanhaai bhi apna ghar sa lagti hai,
Jisme bechaini ka har kona chupke se baith jata hoga…
Dil ko samajha bhi loon to ek sawal uthta hai,
Ke kisko mere sukoon ka sach samajh aata hoga…

Har raat ek parchhai si mere saath chalte rehti,
Jaise koi bin kahe mujhe tasalli deta hoga…
Andheron ki bhi ek zubaan hoti hai,
Shayad wo dil ke zakhamon ko chupke se padh leti hogi…

Maine aksar yaadon ko palat kar dekha hai,
Kuch pal rooth gaye honge, kuch pal hans pade honge…
Zindagi ka safar bhi ajeeb tareh ka mehmaan hai,
Kabhi sambhalta hai, kabhi haath se phisal padta hoga…