“Meri khamoshi ko mera khalipan mat samajhna; usmein woh saari baatein rehti hain jinhe duniya ko samjhate-samjhate main thak gaya. Ab main har dard bayan nahi karta—kuch Allah ko suna deta hoon, kuch waqt ko de deta hoon, aur kuch ko alfaaz bana kar apne dil se azaad kar deta hoon.”

-Zulfikar Inamdar

“Main Theek Hoon… Bas Pehle Jaisa Nahi”

Arz kiya hai…

Kisi ne poochha—
“Aajkal kaise ho?”

Maine muskura kar keh diya—
“Theek hoon…”

Ab use kaise samjhata
Ke theek hona
Aur khush hona
Do bilkul alag baatein hain.

Main theek hoon…

Subah uthta hoon,
Duniya ke saath chalta hoon,
Logon se milta hoon,
Hans leta hoon,
Zaroorat pade to
Doosron ko hausla bhi de deta hoon…

Bas kabhi kabhi
Apne hi dil ko hausla dete-dete
Thak jaata hoon.

Ek waqt tha
Jab dil mein kuch hota
To kisi apne ko dhoondh leta tha.

Ab dil bhar jaaye
To khamoshi dhoondhta hoon.

Kyunki dheere-dheere samajh aaya—

Har apna, dil ka pata nahi jaanta…
aur har haal poochhne wala
haal sunne ke liye nahi rukta.

Isliye ab
Main apne dard ka zikr
Bahut kam karta hoon.

Kisi ko kya bataun
Ke kuch raaton mein neend nahi,
Purani baatein aati hain…

Kuch chehre,
Kuch waade,
Kuch adhure khwab,
Kuch apne jo kabhi bahut apne the…

Aur phir dil poochhta hai—

“Kya waqt badal gaya,
ya log?”

Main jawaab dhoondhta hoon
Aur har baar
Khud ko hi thoda badla hua paata hoon.

Pehle kisi ke jaane ka darr tha,
Ab kisi ko rokne ki zid nahi.

Pehle kisi ki narazgi
Raaton ki neend le jaati thi,

Ab koi rooth jaaye
To dil kehta hai—

“Jise rehna hoga,
woh meri khamoshi mein bhi raasta dhoondh lega.”

Pehle main
Har galatfehmi saaf karta tha,

Har ilzaam ka jawaab deta tha,
Har rishta bachane ki
Aakhri koshish tak karta tha.

Phir ek din samajh aaya—

Har rishta bachate-bachate
main khud se hi rishta tod raha tha.

Us din se
Maine logon ko khona nahi…

Khud ko bachana seekha.

Ab meri zindagi mein
Log kam hain,

Magar shor bhi kam hai.

Mehfilein kam hain,
Magar dil mein sukoon ke liye
Thodi jagah zyada hai.

Aur haan…

Kabhi kabhi tanhai
Aaj bhi kaatne ko daudti hai.

Dil karta hai
Koi paas baith kar poochhe—

“Sach batao…
andar kya chal raha hai?”

Aur main bina ye soche
Ke saamne wala mujhe kamzor samjhega,
Apne dil ka darwaaza khol doon.

Magar phir
Ek purani aadat beech mein aa jaati hai—

Main muskura deta hoon.

Ajeeb hunar hai na?

Aankhon mein nami ho
Aur chehre par muskurahat…

Dil mein toofan ho
Aur zubaan par—

“Sab theek hai.”

Shayad waqt ke saath
Hum jhooth bolna nahi,

Apna dard tameez se chhupana seekh jaate hain.

Mere andar bhi
Bahut si baatein hain
Jo kabhi zubaan tak nahi aayi.

Kuch shikayatein
Jinhe kehne ka haq tha,

Magar keh nahi saka.

Kuch sawaal
Jinke jawaab chahiye the,

Magar poochh nahi saka.

Kuch log
Jinhe kehna tha—

“Tumhare badalne se
mujhe takleef hui thi…”

Magar phir socha,

Jise meri khamoshi
Samajh nahi aayi…

Use mere alfaaz
Kya samjhayenge?

Isliye likhne laga.

Kagaz ne kabhi
Meri baat beech mein nahi kaati.

Kalam ne kabhi nahi kaha—

“Tum bahut sochte ho.”

Alfaazon ne kabhi
Mere aansuon ka mazaak nahi banaya.

Main jo keh nahi saka,
Woh likhta gaya…

Aur dheere-dheere
Meri shayari
Mere dil ka woh kamra ban gayi,

Jahan main bina kisi darr ke
khud ho sakta hoon.

Log meri shayari padhkar
Kabhi kehte hain—

“Bahut gehra likhte ho…”

Main muskura deta hoon.

Unhe kya pata…

Gehre alfaaz
Kitabon se nahi aate,

Kabhi kabhi
Zindagi insaan ko itna gehra kar deti hai
Ke uske seedhe alfaaz bhi
Shayari ban jaate hain.

Main udaas insaan nahi hoon.

Mujhe aaj bhi
Chhoti si khushi par
Dil se hansna aata hai.

Mujhe aaj bhi
Apnon ki fikr hoti hai.

Aaj bhi koi mohabbat se
Do alfaaz keh de
To din khoobsurat lagne lagta hai.

Aaj bhi kisi ki dua mein
Apna naam sun loon
To dil bhar aata hai.

Bas ab farq itna hai—

Pehle dil har kisi ke liye khula tha,
ab darwaaze par tajurba khada rehta hai.

Woh poochhta hai—

“Ye shakhs sirf khushi mein aaya hai,
ya gham mein bhi rukega?”

“Ye sirf meri hansi chahta hai,
ya meri khamoshi bhi sambhal sakega?”

Kyunki umr ne
Ek baat bahut khoobsurati se samjha di—

Mohabbat woh nahi
jo aapki muskurahat se mohabbat kare…

Mohabbat woh hai
Jo ek din aapko khamosh paaye
Aur bina sawaal kiye
Aapke paas baith jaaye.

Main aaj bhi
Aise apne ki qadar karta hoon.

Jo mujhe badalne ki koshish na kare,
Bas samajhne ki koshish kare.

Jo meri kamiyon ka
Duniya mein zikr na kare,

Aur meri gair-maujoodgi mein bhi
Meri izzat ko
Apni maujoodgi jaisi hifazat de.

Aise log mil jaayein
To unhe sambhal kar rakhna chahiye…

Kyunki is duniya mein
Baat karne wale bahut milte hain,

Dil ki baat samajhne wale
bahut kam.

Aur ab…

Main apni zindagi se
Bahut bade waade nahi karta.

Bas itna chahta hoon—

Jo guzra
Uska bojh halka hota jaaye,

Jo mere paas hai
Uski qadar karta rahun,

Aur jo naseeb mein nahi
Uske peeche bhaagte-bhaagte
Apna aaj barbaad na karun.

Mujhe ab har kisi ko
Apni kahani samjhani bhi nahi.

Jise meri hansi dekhni hai,
Woh hansi dekh le.

Jise meri khamoshi samajhni hai,
Woh thoda thehar jaaye.

Aur jise meri zindagi par
Faisla sunana hai…

Use poori kahani jaane bina bhi
jo kehna hai kehne do.

Kyunki ab
Mujhe duniya ki nazron mein
Sahi sabit hone se zyada,

Apni nazron mein sachcha rehna pasand hai.

Haan…

Main theek hoon.

Bas pehle jaisa nahi.

Thoda kam bharosa karta hoon,
Thoda zyada samajhta hoon.

Thoda kam shor karta hoon,
Thoda zyada mehsoos karta hoon.

Logon ke peeche kam bhaagta hoon,
Apne sukoon ko zyada sambhalta hoon.

Aur jab kabhi
Dil bahut bhar jaata hai,

Main use duniya ke saamne
Khol nahi deta…

Kuch aansu dua mein rakh deta hoon,
Kuch baatein Allah se keh deta hoon,
Aur jo phir bhi reh jaaye—

Use alfaazon mein utaar deta hoon.

Shayad isi liye
Meri khamoshi khaali nahi…

Uske andar
Ek poori zindagi basti hai.

Aur agar kabhi
Meri kahani likhi jaaye,

To mere dard ko
Uska aakhri safha mat banana…

Aakhir mein itna zaroor likhna—

**“Woh bahut kuch seh kar badla zaroor tha,

magar uske andar mohabbat ab bhi baaki thi.
Duniya ne use khamosh kar diya tha…
magar usne apne dil ko patthar nahi hone diya.”** ❤️🌹

“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.” ❤️🌹

“Main ab kisi ko rokta nahi, manata nahi, aur har baat par safai bhi nahi deta. Ye ghamand nahi—bahut arse tak har rishta bachate-bachate aayi hui thakan hai. Ab jo dil se rahega, use dil mein rakhunga; jo jaana chahega, use dua ke saath dehleez tak chhod aaunga. Magar kisi ko rokne ke liye ab khud ko nahi khounga.”

-Zulfikar Inamdar

“Ab Manane Ka Dil Nahi Karta”:

Arz kiya hai…

Main bardasht ke us dar par aa chuka hoon,
Jahan koi mujhse rooth jaaye
To ab use manane ka dil nahi karta.

Pehle kisi apne ka lehja badalta tha
To raat bhar socha karta tha—
Meri kaunsi baat buri lagi hogi?

Ab koi naraaz ho
To dil bas itna kehta hai—

“Agar rishta sirf mere manane se zinda hai,
to shayad woh pehle hi mar chuka tha.”

Bahut mana liya logon ko,
Bahut samjha liya,
Bahut baar apni galti na hote hue bhi
“Maaf kar do” keh diya…

Sirf isliye
Ke rishta toot na jaaye.

Magar har baar rishta bachate-bachate
Ek shakhs mujhse door hota gaya—

Main khud.

Ab koi kahe—

“Main tumhari duniya se door jaana chahta hoon…”

To pehle ki tarah
Uska haath pakadne ka dil nahi karta.

Dil karta hai
Darwaaza khol doon,
Dehleez tak saath chalun,

Aur bade adab se keh doon—

“Raasta tumne chuna hai,
main tumhe rokunga nahi…
bas lautna kabhi to wahi dil mat dhoondhna
jise aaj tum chhod kar ja rahe ho.”

Kyunki kuch darwaaze
Gusse mein band nahi hote…

Thak kar band ho jaate hain.

Aur jo dil thak kar band ho jaaye,
Us par dastak ki awaaz bhi
Bahut der se pahunchti hai.

Kabhi koi gusse mein
Mujhe sakht alfaaz keh de,

To ab jawaab dene ka bhi
Dil nahi karta.

Pehle khoon garam hota tha,
Ab aankhein bas saamne wale ko dekhti hain…

Aur dil kehta hai—

“Tumhe jo samajhna hai samajh lo,
main har shakhs ki adalat mein
apni safai dete-dete thak gaya hoon.”

Zindagi se ladte-ladte
Main haar nahi gaya…

Bas shor karna chhod diya hai.

Pehle takleef hoti thi
To bata deta tha,

Ab takleef hoti hai
To chup ho jaata hoon.

Pehle aansu aaye
To kisi apne ko dhoondhta tha,

Ab aankhein bhar aayein
To nazar jhuka leta hoon…

Kyunki maine dekha hai—

Har koi aansu ponchhne nahi aata,
kuch log sirf wajah jaanne aate hain.

Maine apni zindagi mein
Bahut se rishte bachaye hain,

Kabhi jhuk kar,
Kabhi chup rehkar,
Kabhi apni baat wapas lekar,
Kabhi apna dard chhupa kar.

Magar ab samajh aaya—

Har baar jhukne wala
Rishta nahi bacha raha hota,

Kabhi kabhi woh
Dheere-dheere khud ko mita raha hota hai.

Isliye ab meri khamoshi ko
Guroor mat samajhna.

Ye un hazaar jawaabon ka qabristan hai
Jo main de sakta tha…

Magar maine diye nahi.

Meri doori ko nafrat mat samajhna.

Main aaj bhi kisi ka bura nahi chahta,
Bas ab har kisi ko
Apna sukoon barbaad karne ka
Haq nahi deta.

Aur meri muskurahat dekhkar
Ye bhi mat samajhna
Ke sab theek hai…

Kuch log hansna isliye nahi seekhte
Ke unke paas gham nahi,

Woh hansna isliye seekhte hain
Kyunki har gham ka tamaasha banana
Unhe manzoor nahi hota.

Haan…

Main thak gaya hoon.

Magar zindagi se nahi—

Un umeedon se
Jo galat logon se laga baitha tha.

Un rishton se
Jinhe akela uthata raha.

Un safaiyon se
Jo mujhe kabhi deni hi nahi chahiye thi.

Aur un logon ko rokne se
Jinka dil kab ka ja chuka tha.

Ab jo rehna chahe—

Dil se rahe.

Jo jaana chahe—

Dua ke saath jaaye.

Jo samajhna chahe—

Meri khamoshi ke paas baith jaaye.

Aur jo galat samajhna chahe…

Uske peeche bhaag kar
Apna sach sabit karne ki
Ab mujh mein himmat nahi.

Main bura nahi hua…

Bas thak kar samajhdaar ho gaya hoon.

Mera dil pathar nahi hua…

Bas ab har haath mein
apna dil rakh dene ki aadat chhoot gayi hai.

Aur meri khamoshi meri haar nahi…

Ye meri zindagi ka woh maqam hai
Jahan main duniya se keh raha hoon—

“Bahut lad liya tumse…
ab thodi der mujhe
khud ke saath rehne do.”

Ho sakta hai kal
Main phir khul kar hansun,

Phir kisi par bharosa karun,
Phir kisi ko dil se apna kahun…

Kyunki mere andar ka insaan
Thaka zaroor hai,

Khatam nahi hua.

Aur shayad meri sabse badi jeet
Yahi hogi—

Itna kuch sehne ke baad bhi
Main kisi ke jaisa bura na banun,

Kisi ke diye zakhm ko
Apni fitrat na banaun,

Aur ek din aayine mein khud ko dekhkar
Itminaan se keh sakun—

**“Duniya ne mujhe khamosh zaroor kiya…

magar mere andar ka insaan
aaj bhi zinda hai.”** ❤️

“Mujhe samajhne ke liye mera chehra mat padhna; meri khamoshiyon tak aana. Wahan tumhe ek aisa insaan milega jo kai baar toota, kai baar tanha hua, phir bhi usne dil se mohabbat karna nahi chhoda. Shayad main perfect nahi hoon—magar jo bhi hoon, dil se hoon.”

-Zulfikar Inamdar

“Main Khud Se Mila To Pata Chala…”

Arz kiya hai…

Kabhi kabhi raat ki khamoshi mein
Main khud ke saamne baith jaata hoon,
Duniya se nahi…
Bas apne aap se ek sawaal karta hoon—

Aakhir main hoon kaun?

Woh jo sabke saamne hasta hai?
Ya woh jo tanhai mein
Apni aankhon se baatein karta hai?

Woh jo har kisi se kehta hai—
“Fikr mat karo, sab theek ho jaayega…”

Ya woh
Jo khud pareshaan hokar bhi
Kisi se ye nahi poochh paata—

“Mere liye bhi sab theek ho jaayega na?”

Pata nahi…

Shayad main dono hoon.

Thoda duniya ko dikhne wala,
Aur bahut saara
Duniya se chhupa hua.

Mere chehre ko dekhkar
Mera haal mat poochhna…

Chehre ne to saalon se
Dil ki baat chhupane ka
Hunar seekh liya hai.

Agar mujhe samajhna hai
To meri aankhon ke paas
Thodi der theharna…

Wahan tumhe kuch adhure khwab milenge,
Kuch apnon ki yaadein,
Kuch guzre hue lamhe,
Kuch ankahi shikayatein,

Aur ek insaan…

Jo tootne ke baad bhi
bura hona nahi seekh saka.

Haan, main wahi hoon.

Jise chhoti-chhoti baatein
Aaj bhi khush kar deti hain.

Kisi apne ka achanak phone,
Kisi purane dost ka
“Yaad aa rahe the yaar…”

Ghar mein kisi ki hansi,
Subah ki ek achhi khabar,
Kisi ki sachchi dua…

Mere liye khushi ko
Hamesha bahut bada hona zaroori nahi.

Kabhi kabhi
Ek sachcha jumla hi
Poore din ko khoobsurat bana deta hai.

Aur dard?

Woh bhi ajeeb hai mera…

Badi museebaton mein
Main aksar mazboot rehta hoon,

Magar kisi apne ka
Thoda sa badla hua lehja
Dil mein bahut door tak utar jaata hai.

Shayad isliye
Ke gairon se mujhe
Zyada umeed nahi hoti…

Dil wahi tootne se darta hai
jahan usne apnapan rakha ho.

Main logon se
Bahut jaldi naraz nahi hota,

Magar kisi ko apna maan loon
To uski chhoti si berukhi bhi
Mehsoos kar leta hoon.

Koi kahe—

“Tum bahut sochte ho…”

Haan, shayad.

Kyunki main alfaaz hi nahi,
Lehje bhi yaad rakhta hoon.

Main mulaqat hi nahi,
Us mulaqat mein mehsoos hua
Apnapan bhi yaad rakhta hoon.

Kisne mushkil waqt mein
Mera haal poochha tha,

Kisne meri khamoshi ko
Bina kahe samjha tha,

Aur kisne
Meri zaroorat ke waqt
Apni masroofiyat ka bahaana banaya tha…

Sab yaad rehta hai.

Badla lene ke liye nahi—

Bas dobara khud ko
usi jagah tootne se bachane ke liye.

Main bhi ajeeb insaan hoon…

Kisi se dil jud jaaye
To uske liye waqt nikal leta hoon,

Khud pareshaan rahun
Phir bhi uski pareshaani sun leta hoon,

Apni aankhon mein nami ho
Phir bhi usse hansa deta hoon.

Aur phir raat ko
Jab sab apni duniya mein chale jaate hain,

Main apni khamoshi ke paas laut aata hoon.

Kabhi kabhi sochta hoon—

Jo insaan sabko sambhalta hai,
use kaun sambhalta hoga?

Phir khud hi muskura deta hoon.

Shayad isi ka naam
Bada hona hai…

Apne aansu khud ponchhna,
Aur subah phir se
Sabke saamne muskurana.

Magar meri muskurahat ko
Jhooth mat samajhna.

Main dard mein bhi
Sach mein hans leta hoon.

Kyunki maine zindagi se
Ek baat seekhi hai—

Dard ko izzat do,
magar use apni poori pehchaan mat bana do.

Meri zindagi mein
Bahut kuch adhura hai.

Kuch khwab
Jo waqt se haar gaye,

Kuch rishte
Jo faaslon mein kho gaye,

Kuch log
Jinhe main rokna chahta tha
Magar rok nahi saka,

Aur kuch baatein
Jo dil mein reh gayin
Magar kabhi keh nahi saka.

Lekin har adhuri cheez ko
Ab badnaseebi nahi maanta.

Kuch adhure kisse hi to
Insaan ko gehra banate hain.

Agar har dua
Waise hi qubool ho jaati
Jaise maine maangi thi,

To shayad mujhe
Sabr ka matlab hi na pata chalta.

Agar har shakhs
Umr bhar saath rehta,

To shayad mujhe
Yaadon ki qeemat na samajh aati.

Agar kabhi dil na tootta,

To shayad main ye bhi na jaan paata
Ke tootne ke baad
Khud ko dobara jodna
Kitni badi kamyabi hoti hai.

Isliye ab
Main apne guzre hue waqt se
Shikayat kam karta hoon.

Usne mujhse kuch cheezein cheeni hain…

Magar mujhe mujhse milaya bhi hai.

Ab main jaanta hoon
Ke har kisi ko khush rakhna
Meri zimmedari nahi.

Har rishta bachana
Meri zimmedari nahi.

Har ilzaam ka jawaab dena
Meri zimmedari nahi.

Aur har jaane wale ko
Rokna bhi zaroori nahi.

Kuch logon ko
Dua ke saath vida kar dena hi
Behtar hota hai.

Kyunki mohabbat ka matlab
Har haal mein pakad kar rakhna nahi…

Kabhi kabhi mohabbat
Khamoshi se keh deti hai—

“Tum khush raho…
chahe meri zindagi se door hi kyun na raho.”

Main ab bhi mohabbat karta hoon.

Doston se,
Apnon se,
Purani yaadon se,
Baarish ki khushboo se,
Khamosh raaton se,

Aur un chand logon se
Jinke saamne mujhe
Apne chehre par koi chehra
Pehanna nahi padta.

Mujhe aise log bahut nahi chahiye.

Bas do-chaar hon…

Magar jab main chup ho jaun
To woh meri khamoshi ko
Meri doori na samjhein.

Jab main thak jaun
To mujhe kamzor na samjhein.

Aur jab main toot jaun
To mere tukde ginne ke bajaye
Mere paas baith jaayein.

Kyunki ek umr ke baad
Insaan ko mashware kam…

Apnapan zyada chahiye hota hai.

Main perfect nahi hoon.

Mere andar gussa bhi hai,
Zid bhi hai,
Kamiyaan bhi hain,

Kabhi galat bol deta hoon,
Kabhi galat samajh leta hoon,
Kabhi kisi apne se
Zyada umeed kar leta hoon.

Magar ek cheez
Aaj bhi bachakar rakhi hai—

Dil mein kisi ke liye
jaan-boojhkar bura karne ki jagah nahi.

Jisne mujhe dard diya
Uske liye bhi dua kar leta hoon.

Isliye nahi
Ke dard yaad nahi…

Balki isliye
Ke kisi ke diye hue zakhm ko
Apne kirdaar ki pehchaan
Nahi banana chahta.

Ab agar koi poochhe—

“Tum kaun ho?”

To shayad main
Apna naam batakar chup na ho jaun.

Main kahunga—

Main woh hoon
Jise zindagi ne kai baar rulaya,
Magar aansuon ne
Mohabbat karna nahi bhulaya.

Main woh hoon
Jise logon ne kabhi samjha,
Kabhi galat samjha…

Magar jisne dheere-dheere
Khud ko samajhna seekh liya.

Main woh hoon
Jo kabhi bheed mein bhi tanha ho jaata hai,

Aur kabhi tanhai mein bhi
Apne Rab ko yaad karke
Khud ko akela nahi paata.

Main woh hoon
Jo guzre hue kal ko
Dil mein rakhta zaroor hai,

Magar uski wajah se
Aane wale kal ka darwaaza
Band nahi karta.

Main thoda sa dard hoon,
Thoda sa sukoon,

Thodi si nadani,
Thoda sa tajurba,

Kuch adhure khwab,
Kuch poori hui duaen,

Kuch purane zakhm,
Aur bahut saari umeed.

Main ek mukammal kahani nahi…
Main roz likha jaane wala
ek naya safha hoon.

Aur shayad
Mujhe khud ko samajhne mein
Aadhi zindagi isliye lag gayi…

Kyunki main hamesha
Doosron ke dil mein
Apni jagah dhoondhta raha.

Jis din apne dil mein
Khud ke liye jagah bana li…

Us din pehli baar
main khud se mila. ❤️

Aur aaj aayine mein
Apne aap ko dekhkar
Bas itna keh pata hoon—

**“Main bahut khaas nahi…

magar jo hoon, sachcha hoon.
Main poora nahi…
magar nakli bhi nahi.
Main toot kar bhi mohabbat kar sakta hoon—
shayad meri sabse khoobsurat pehchaan
bas itni si hai.”** ❤️🌹

“Mushkil waqt ne meri jeb zaroor dekhi,
magar mujhe logon ke dil bhi dikha diye.
Jo apne the, waqt ne unki pehchaan kara di;
aur jab sab darwaaze band nazar aaye,
tab samajh aaya—Rab ka darwaaza kabhi band nahi hota.”

-Zulfikar Inamdar

Jab Apne Utar Gaye Dil Se

Arz kiya hai…

Kabhi kabhi waqt mujhe aise mod par laa khada karta hai,
Ke main duniya se pehle khud ko hi kasoorwaar samajhne lagta hoon,
Har guzarta lamha sawaal karta hai meri khamoshi se,
Aur main jawaab dhoondte-dhoondte khud mein hi bikharne lagta hoon.

Kabhi paison ki fikr, kabhi tangdasti ka bojh,
Kabhi kal ki zarooraton ka aaj hi se khauf,
Ek jeb khaali ho to sirf jeb khaali nahi hoti,
Insaan ki neend, sukoon aur muskurahat bhi
Dheere-dheere uska saath chhodne lagti hai.

Kabhi dil kehta hai—
“Bas thodi si aasaani mil jaaye, sab theek ho jayega…”
Magar chand lamhon ki aasaani ke baad,
Kuch naye hisaab darwaaze par khade milte hain,
Aur zindagi phir poochhti hai—
“Ab bata… mujhe kaise sambhalega?”

Kaise hoga…?
Kab hoga…?
Hoga bhi ya nahi hoga…?
Isi kashmakash mein kitni raatein guzar jaati hain,
Aankhein band zaroor hoti hain,
Magar fikrein kabhi soti nahi hain.

Socha tha doston se dil ka bojh halka kar lenge,
Do lafz kahenge, shayad koi kahega—
“Fikr mat kar, main hoon na…”

Magar zamaana kuch zyada hi samajhdaar ho gaya hai,
Ab phone ki ghanti se bhi log niyyat pehchaan lete hain,
Naam screen par dikhte hi phone khamosh kar dete hain,
Jaise humne haal nahi poochhna,
Unse unka gurda maang liya ho!

Jo kabhi kehte the,
“Bhai, kisi bhi waqt yaad kar lena…”
Aaj unke paas waqt to hai,
Bas shayad hamare liye nahi.

Aur kabhi galti se phone utha bhi lein,
To awaaz mein pehle hi ek faasla hota hai,
Jaise unhe pata ho—
Ye banda aaj apni hansi sunane nahi,
Apni majboori batane aaya hai.

Tab samajh aaya…

Achhe waqt mein haath milane wale bahut milte hain,
Magar bure waqt mein haath pakadne wale
Bahut kam reh jaate hain.

Takleef hui…
Bohot hui…

Magar ek faayda bhi hua—
Jinhe maine apna samajhkar dil mein jagah di thi,
Waqt ne ek-ek karke
Unki asli jagah dikha di.

Ab na kisi ke phone uthane ki umeed hai,
Na kisi ke “main hoon na” kehne ka intezaar,
Jo dil se utar gaye,
Unhe dobara dil mein basane ki zid bhi nahi.

Kyuki jab insaan ke darwaaze band hone lage,
Tab maine Rab ka darwaaza khatkhataaya…

Aur dil ne jaise dheere se kaha—

“Tu logon ke jawaab ka intezaar kyun karta hai?
Tera Rab teri khamoshi tak sunta hai.”

Jis takleef ko main apni barbaadi samajh raha tha,
Shayad wahi mujhe Rab ke kareeb laane ka bahaana thi,
Jin logon ke chale jaane par main roya,
Shayad unka jaana hi meri aankhein kholne ke liye tha.

Ab bhi mushkilein hain,
Ab bhi hisaab baaki hain,
Ab bhi kuch raatein fikr mein guzarti hain,
Magar ab dil ke kisi kone mein
Ek chhota sa yaqeen zinda rehta hai—

Mera Rab mere halaat se bhi bada hai.

Main nahi jaanta kal kya hoga,
Raasta kahaan se niklega,
Madad kis zariye se aayegi,
Aur band darwaazon mein se kaunsa darwaaza khulega…

Magar itna zaroor jaanta hoon—

Jab Rab dene par aata hai,
To woh sirf woh nahi deta jo banda maang raha hota hai,
Kabhi kabhi woh aisa bhi ataa kar deta hai
Jiska khayaal tak bande ke zehen mein nahi hota.

Isliye ae dil,
Aaj ki tangdasti ko apni taqdeer mat samajh,
Aaj ki tanhaayi ko apni aakhri manzil mat samajh,
Aur logon ke badalte chehron se
Apne Rab ki rehmat ka andaaza mat laga.

Log phone uthana chhod sakte hain,
Log saath nibhana chhod sakte hain,
Log zaroorat ke waqt pehchanna chhod sakte hain…

Magar Rab?

Woh tere bina kahe bhi tera haal jaanta hai,
Tere aansu girne se pehle unka sabab jaanta hai,
Aur tere haath uthne se pehle
Teri zaroorat jaanta hai.

Bas isi yaqeen par zinda hoon—

Aaj meri jeb mein shayad kami hai,
Aaj mere aas-paas shayad log kam hain,
Magar mere paas mera Rab hai…
Aur jiske paas Rab ka sahara ho,
Uski kahaani tangdasti par khatam nahi hoti.

“Main logon se door nahi hua, bas khud ke thoda kareeb aa gaya hoon.
Nafrat aaj bhi kisi se nahi; bas ab har muskurahat ko apnapan aur har waade ko sach nahi maanta.
Dil wahi hai—sirf itna samajhdaar ho gaya hai ke kisko darwaaze tak rakhna hai, aur kisko dil tak aane dena hai.”

-Zulfikar Inamdar

“Dil Bura Nahi Hua… Bas Samajhdaar Ho Gaya”:

Arz kiya hai…

Main pehle jaisa hi hoon,
Bas ab har muskurahat par yakeen nahi karta,
Har haath milane wale ko dost,
Aur har apna kehne wale ko
Apna nahi samajhta.

Kabhi main bhi
Logon ko bahut jaldi dil mein jagah de deta tha,
Do meethi baatein hoti thi
Aur main rishta sachcha maan leta tha.

Koi haal poochh leta
To lagta tha fikr karta hai,
Koi paas baith jaata
To lagta tha saath dega…

Phir waqt ne dheere se samjhaya—

Haal poochhna aur haal samajhna
do alag baatein hain,
aur paas baithna aur saath rehna bhi.

Maine rishton ko badalte dekha hai…

Bina kisi jhagde ke,
Bina kisi wajah ke,
Bina alvida kahe.

Kal tak jo roz baat kiya karte the,
Aaj unke paas
Ek salaam ka waqt bhi nahi.

Aur ajeeb baat ye hai—

Waqt unke paas aaj bhi hai,
bas hamara hissa nahi raha.

Pehle is baat par
Bahut dard hota tha.

Main raat bhar sochta—

Maine kya kiya?
Mujhse kya galti hui?
Kya main itna bura tha
Ke koi yun achanak badal gaya?

Phir ek din
Khud se sawaal karna chhod diya.

Kyunki samajh aa gaya—

Har jaane wale ki wajah
hamari kami nahi hoti.

Kuch log
Sirf utni der apne hote hain
Jitni der unhe hamari zaroorat hoti hai.

Zaroorat khatam…

Rishta bhi dheere-dheere
Khamosh ho jaata hai.

Isliye ab
Kisi ke chale jaane par
Darwaaze par khada nahi rehta.

Na rokta hoon,
Na shikayat karta hoon,
Na baar-baar wajah poochhta hoon.

Bas dil se kehta hoon—

“Jitna safar saath likha tha,
utna saath dene ka shukriya.”

Aur aage badh jaata hoon.

Ye ghamand nahi hai…

Ye khuddari hai.

Kyunki rishta bachana achhi baat hai,
Magar kisi ko rokne ke liye
Apni izzat gira dena
Mohabbat nahi hoti.

Maine ye bhi dekha hai—

Jab tak aap
Sabke kaam aate rahoge,
Aap bahut achhe insaan rahoge.

Jis din thak kar
Ek baar “nahi” keh diya,

Kuch logon ko
Aapka poora kirdaar hi
Badla hua nazar aayega.

Tab samajh lena—

Unhe aapse mohabbat kam,
aapki sahulat ki aadat zyada thi.

Aur bhai…

Rishton ki sabse gehri chot
Woh nahi hoti
Jab koi gair bura keh de.

Asal chot tab lagti hai
Jab koi aisa shakhs badal jaaye
Jiske saamne kabhi
Humne apni kamzoriyaan tak rakh di thi.

Jise apne aansuon ka sabab bataya,
Jise apne darr bataye,
Jise apne raaz diye…

Aur ek din wahi shakhs
Ajnabi se bhi zyada
Ajnabi ho gaya.

Tab insaan rota kam hai…

Khamosh zyada ho jaata hai.

Aur log samajhte hain
Ke woh sakht ho gaya.

Nahi…

Woh sakht nahi hua.

Bas usne apne dil ke darwaaze par
pehli baar dastak sunna seekh liya.

Ab koi aaye
To dil foran nahi khulta.

Waqt leta hai.

Dekhta hai—

Ye shakhs meri khushi mein
Sach mein khush hota hai ya nahi?

Meri pareshaani mein
Sirf mashwara deta hai
Ya thodi der mere paas bhi baithta hai?

Meri gair-maujoodgi mein
Meri izzat karta hai ya nahi?

Kyunki ab samajh gaya hoon—

Rishta lafzon se shuru ho sakta hai,
magar sachcha sirf rawaiye se hota hai.

Ab meri zindagi mein
Log kam hain.

Aur sach kahun?

Sukoon zyada hai.

Har kisi ko samjhana nahi,
Har kisi ko khush rakhna nahi,
Har kisi ki narazgi ka bojh
Apne sar par lena nahi.

Jo samajhta hai,
Uske liye dil khula hai.

Jo nahi samajhta,
Uske liye bhi dil mein nafrat nahi.

Bas raaste alag hain.

Maine kisi se nafrat karna
Aaj bhi nahi seekha.

Jinhone dil dukhaya
Unke liye bhi baddua nahi.

Kyunki unhone jaate-jaate
Mujhe ek qeemti cheez de di—

Pehchaan.

Kis par kitna bharosa karna hai,
Kahan kitna jhukna hai,
Kis rishte ko bachana hai,
Aur kahan khamoshi se
Khud ko bacha lena hai.

Ye sab kitaabon ne nahi sikhaya…

Logon ne sikhaya hai.

Isliye ab
Mujhe apne badalne ka afsos nahi.

Dil aaj bhi narm hai,
Bas har kisi ke liye nahi.

Mohabbat aaj bhi bepanah kar sakta hoon,
Bas wahan
Jahan uski qadar ho.

Saath aaj bhi umr bhar de sakta hoon,
Bas us insaan ko
Jo mushkil waqt mein
Mera haath dekhkar apna haath na kheench le.

Aur bharosa?

Woh bhi aaj tak zinda hai…

Bas ab muft mein nahi milta,
waqt ke saath kamaya jaata hai.

Ab koi mujhe kahe—

“Tum pehle jaise nahi rahe…”

To main muskura kar maan lunga.

Haan…

Pehle har kisi ko apna samajhta tha,
Ab apnon ko pehchanta hoon.

Pehle har rishta tootne par
Khud ko kasoorwar maanta tha,
Ab jaanta hoon
Ke kuch rishte poore hone ke liye nahi,
Humein kuch sikhane ke liye aate hain.

Pehle tanhai se darr lagta tha,

Ab kabhi kabhi
Tanhai hi sabse khoobsurat lagti hai.

Kyunki tanhai
Kam se kam jhootha wada nahi karti.

Woh kehti nahi—

“Main hamesha tumhare saath hoon…”

Aur phir beech raaste
Chhod kar nahi jaati.

Lekin itne tajurbon ke baad bhi
Main ek baat par yakeen rakhta hoon—

Duniya mein sachche log
Aaj bhi hain.

Bahut zyada nahi…

Magar hain.

Aur shayad zindagi ka husn bhi isi mein hai
Ke sau galat chehron ke baad
Kabhi ek aisa insaan mil jaata hai
Jiske saamne dil phir se kehta hai—

“Chalo…
ek baar aur bharosa karke dekhte hain.” ❤️

Isliye mera dil
Toota zaroor hai,

Mara nahi.

Thaka zaroor hai,

Mohabbat se khaali nahi.

Bas ab use samajh aa gaya hai—

Har kisi ko dil mein jagah dena
Achha insaan hona nahi,

Aur kisi galat shakhs se door ho jaana
Bura insaan hona nahi.

“Dosti ka pata saath baithne se nahi chalta;
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.”

-Zulfikar Inamdar

“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.** ❤️

“Zindagi ki asli daulat woh nahi jo hum chhod kar jaate hain;
asal daulat woh hai jo hum kisi ke dil mein chhod jaate hain.
Ghar badal jaate hain, shehar peeche reh jaate hain, waqt guzar jaata hai—
magar mohabbat se jeeye hue kuch lamhe kabhi purane nahi hote;
woh yaad bankar insaan ke chale jaane ke baad bhi zinda rehte hain.”

-Zulfikar Inamdar

“Ek Din Sab Yaad Ban Jayega…”

Arz kiya hai…

Kabhi fursat mile
To apni zindagi ko peeche mud kar dekhna…

Kitne ghar badal gaye,
Kitne shehar peeche reh gaye,
Kitne chehre tasveeron mein simat gaye,
Aur kitne apne
Sirf yaadon mein milte hain.

Ajeeb hai na zindagi…

Jis ghar mein kabhi
Hamari hansi goonja karti thi,
Jahan darwaaza kholte hi
Apnapan mehsoos hota tha,

Aaj mumkin hai
Wahan koi aur rehta ho…

Deewarein wahi hongi,
Khidkiyaan wahi,
Aangan bhi shayad wahi hoga,

Bas hamari awaaz nahi hogi.

Kabhi jis kamre ko
Hum apna kaha karte the,
Jiski deewaron par
Hamare bachpan ke nishaan hua karte the,

Ek din us kamre ko bhi
Hamare naam ki khabar nahi hogi.

Waqt kitni khamoshi se
Sab kuch apne saath le jaata hai…

Na darwaaza khatkhatata hai,
Na ijazat maangta hai,

Bas kal ko
Dheere-dheere “yaad” bana deta hai.

Kabhi maa ki awaaz par
Neend se uthna mushkil lagta tha…

“Uth jao… der ho rahi hai.”

Hum karwat badal kar kehte—

“Bas paanch minute aur…”

Kaash tab pata hota
Ke zindagi mein ek waqt aisa bhi aayega
Jab woh paanch minute ki neend nahi,

Woh awaaz dobara sunne ke liye
Dil taras jaayega.

Kabhi baap ki daant buri lagti thi,
Unke sawaal zyada lagte the,
Unki pabandiyan samajh nahi aati thi…

Phir umr ne samjhaya—

Woh daant nahi thi,
fikr ka ek sakht lehja tha.

Jab woh saaya sar se uth jaata hai na,
Tab insaan ko pata chalta hai
Ke duniya ki dhoop
Kitni tez hai.

Bachpan mein
Ghar chhota bhi ho
To duniya bahut badi lagti thi.

Ek gali mein poora jahaan tha,
Ek dost mein poori mehfil,
Ek cycle mein azaadi,
Aur kuch sikko mein
Ameer hone ka ehsaas.

Maa bulaati rehti—

“Ghar aa jao, raat ho gayi…”

Aur hum kehte—

“Bas paanch minute!”

Aaj wahi insaan
Ghar jaldi pahunch jaata hai…

Magar darwaaze ke bahar
Woh awaaz nahi milti.

Tab ghar lautne ki jaldi nahi thi
Kyunki ghar mein sab the.

Aaj jaldi bhi ho
To kabhi kabhi dil poochhta hai—

“Woh ghar ab kahan hai?”

Kyunki ghar sirf
Eent, deewar aur chhat ka naam nahi hota…

Ghar woh hota hai
Jahan kisi ko aapke lautne ka
Intezaar hota hai.

Phir dost aaye…

Kuch school ke,
Kuch gali ke,
Kuch zindagi ke raaste mein mile.

Kasmein nahi khai thi
Ke umr bhar saath rahenge,

Phir bhi lagta tha
Ye log kabhi door nahi honge.

Kisi ke ghar bina bataye pahunch jaana,
Ek plate mein sabka kha lena,
Ek doosre ka mazaak udaana,
Phir ek doosre ke liye lad bhi jaana…

Na appointment chahiye thi,
Na invitation.

Dosti ko bas dost chahiye tha.

Phir zindagi badi hui…

Aur hum bhi.

Kisi ko naukri door le gayi,
Kisi ko shaadi,
Kisi ko bachchon ki zimmedari,

Kisi ko waqt ne badal diya,
Aur kisi ko halaat ne.

Jo roz milte the
Unse mahino baat nahi hoti,

Aur phir bhi kabhi achanak
Purani tasveer saamne aa jaaye
To chehre par muskaan aa jaati hai—

“Yaar… kya din the.”

Shayad dosti ki khoobsurti yahi hai…

Insaan door chala jaata hai,
Magar uske saath guzara hua waqt
Dil se visa lekar nahi jaata. ❤️

Phir zindagi ne
Zimmedariyaan deni shuru ki…

Pehle hum khud
Kisi ki zimmedari the,

Phir dheere-dheere
Poora ghar hamari zimmedari ban gaya.

Pehle maa-baap se poochhte the—

“Kitne paise hain?”

Aaj bachchon ko jawaab dete hain—

“Fikr mat karo, ho jaayega.”

Aur sirf hum jaante hain
Ke us “ho jaayega” ke peeche
Kitni fikr, kitne hisaab
Aur kitni adhuri neendein hoti hain.

Yahi zindagi hai…

Kal hum kisi ka bachpan the,
Aaj kisi ka sahara hain,

Aur kal…

Hum bhi kisi purani tasveer mein
Muskurate hue milenge.

Tab shayad koi
Tasveer par ungli rakh kar kahe—

“Ye dekho…
kitne khush lag rahe the.”

Use kya pata
Us muskurahat ke peeche
Kitni kahaniyaan thi.

Isliye ab dil kehta hai—

Zulfikar…

Har baat ko kal par mat chhod.

Maa-baap saath hain
To unke paas baith.

Dost yaad aaye
To phone kar.

Kisi se mohabbat hai
To keh de.

Kisi se narazgi hai
To mumkin ho to khatam kar.

Bachche paas baithe hon
To mobile thodi der rakh de.

Apnon ke saath
Tasveer bhi bana…

Magar tasveer banane se pehle
woh pal jee lena.

Kyunki ek din
Tasveer to reh jaayegi,

Magar tasveer mein khade log
shayad ek jagah na hon.

Bahut kama lena,
Bahut aage badh jaana,
Bade ghar bana lena…

Magar apne logon ke liye
Dil mein jagah zaroor rakhna.

Kyunki aakhir mein
Insaan ye yaad nahi karta
Ke uske bank mein kitne paise the…

Use yaad aata hai—

Maa ke haath ka khana,
Baap ka sar par haath,
Bhai-behen ki nok-jhok,
Doston ki hansi,
Bachchon ki shararat,

Aur woh chand log
Jinke saamne use
Kuch banne ki zaroorat nahi thi.

Waqt sab kuch badal dega…

Chehra,
Ghar,
Shehar,
Rishte,
Aadat…

Shayad hamari awaaz bhi.

Magar kuch lamhe
Dil ke andar aise bas jaate hain
Jahan waqt ka bhi zor nahi chalta.

Aur ek din
Jab zindagi ki shaam dhalne lagegi,

Tab shayad hum samjhenge—

Hum poori umr cheezein jama karte rahe,
jabki asal daulat
woh lamhe the
jo hum apnon ke saath jee aaye.

Isliye…

Zindagi ko sirf guzarna mat,

Use mehsoos karna.

Apnon ko sirf apna kehna mat,

Unke saath waqt guzarna.

Aur jab koi apna saamne baitha ho
To uski qadar kar lena…

Kyunki waqt ki sabse buri aadat ye hai—

Woh pehle lamha cheenta hai,
phir wahi lamha
yaad bana kar umr bhar ke liye
dil mein rakh deta hai.

Aur shayad zindagi ka
Sabse khoobsurat sach bhi yahi hai—

**Ek din hum sab chale jaayenge…

magar agar humne kisi ke dil ko mohabbat se chhua hai,
to hum poori tarah kabhi nahi jaayenge.**

Hum kisi ki dua mein,
kisi ki muskurahat mein,
kisi purani tasveer mein,
aur kisi ki aankhon se girte
ek khamosh aansu mein…
thode se zinda rahenge. ❤️🌹

“Mujhe logon se nafrat nahi hui,
bas har kisi ko apna kehne ki jaldi khatam ho gayi.
Dil aaj bhi wahi hai—mohabbat bhi karta hai, bharosa bhi;
bas ab ek baat seekh gaya hai:
jo waqt badalne par bhi na badle,
rishta asal mein sirf wahi hota hai.”

-Zulfikar Inamdar

“Nafrat Nahi… Bas Bharosa Thak Gaya Hai”:

Arz kiya hai…

Mujhe kisi se nafrat nahi hai,
Na kisi ke liye dil mein baddua hai,
Bas ab har muskurate chehre ko dekh kar
Use apna maan lene ki
Woh purani aadat nahi rahi.

Pehle koi pyaar se baat karta tha
To dil khol deta tha,
Koi apna kehta tha
To sach mein apna maan leta tha.

Kisi ne kaha—
“Main hoon na…”

To yakeen kar leta tha.

Tab kahan maloom tha
Ke kuch jumle dil se nahi,
Sirf waqt guzarne ke liye bole jaate hain.

Maine rishton ko
Kabhi faayde aur nuksaan mein nahi tola,
Jise apna maana
Uske liye jitna ban saka karta gaya.

Kabhi apna waqt diya,
Kabhi apna sukoon,
Kabhi apni zaroorat peeche rakhi,
Kabhi apni khwahish…

Aur kai baar
Apnon ki khushi bachane ke liye
Apna dard bhi chhupa liya.

Mujhe lagta tha—

Rishte hisaab se nahi,
ehsaas se chalte hain.

Aaj bhi maanta hoon…

Bas ab ye bhi samajh gaya hoon
Ke ehsaas dono taraf ho
Tabhi rishta zinda rehta hai.

Ek insaan akela
Kitni der tak rishta uthayega?

Ek hi shakhs kab tak phone kare,
Kab tak haal poochhe,
Kab tak narazgi door kare,
Kab tak jhukta rahe…

Aur phir bhi khud ko samjhata rahe—

“Apne hain… koi baat nahi.”

Baat hoti hai.

Har baar hoti hai.

Bas hum kehna chhod dete hain.

Pehle dil dukhta tha
To sawaal karta tha—

“Maine kya galat kiya?”

Ab dil dukhta hai
To khamosh ho jaata hoon.

Kyunki waqt ne ek baat
Bahut achhi tarah samjha di—

Har badalte hue insaan se
apni galti poochhna zaroori nahi.

Kabhi kabhi kami aap mein nahi hoti,
Bas saamne wale ki zaroorat
Khatam ho chuki hoti hai.

Aur ye sach
Thoda kadwa zaroor hai…

Magar bahut kuch samjha deta hai.

Maine kuch logon ko
Tab badalte dekha
Jab unhe meri zaroorat nahi rahi.

Kuch ko tab
Jab unhe mujhse behtar saath mil gaya.

Kuch log waise hi rahe,
Bas meri aankhon se
Unke liye rakha hua bharosa utar gaya.

Tab samajh aaya—

Chehre har baar nahi badalte,
kabhi kabhi bas hamari nazar saaf ho jaati hai.

Isliye ab main
Kisi ko bura kehne mein jaldi nahi karta.

Ho sakta hai
Uski apni majboori ho,
Apni kahani ho,
Apni wajah ho.

Magar uski wajah samajhne ka matlab
Ye bhi nahi
Ke main har baar
Apna dil uske pairon mein rakh doon.

Maaf kar dena alag baat hai,
dobara wahi jagah dena alag.

Ye fark
Mujhe waqt ne sikhaya hai.

Ab koi door jaana chahe
To main uska haath kheenchkar nahi rokta.

Kyunki jo dil se rehna chahta hai
Use baar-baar rokna nahi padta,

Aur jiska dil ja chuka ho
Uska jism paas rakhkar bhi
Kya haasil?

Main rishton mein
Qaid nahi chahta…

Qurbat chahta hoon.

Aisa saath
Jahan majboori se nahi,
Mohabbat se raha jaaye.

Jahan mera phone
Farz samajhkar nahi uthaya jaaye,

Balki meri awaaz sunkar
Dil ko achha lage.

Jahan main khamosh ho jaun
To koi meri khamoshi ko
Guroor na samjhe…

Bas itna poochh le—

“Dil bhaari hai kya?”

Bahut badi khwahish nahi hai.

Bas rishta aisa ho
Jahan har waqt ye darr na rahe
Ke aaj sab theek hai…

Kal pata nahi.

Kyunki ab umr ka woh hissa nahi
Ke roz naye log dhoondhun,
Roz naye rishte banaun,
Roz kisi ko apni kahani
Shuru se sunaun.

Ab to dil chahta hai
Jo chand log hain
Wahi sachche rahen.

Baat roz na ho,
Magar apnapan roz rahe.

Mulaqat mahino baad ho,
Magar gale milte hi lage—

Beech mein waqt guzra hai,
rishta nahi.

Aise log kam hon
To bhi chalega.

Mujhe bheed nahi chahiye.

Mujhe woh ek dost zyada qeemti lagta hai
Jo mushkil waqt mein
Bina poochhe paas aa jaaye,

Banisbat un sau logon ke
Jo achhe waqt mein
Tasveer ke liye kandhe par haath rakh dein.

Zindagi ne ye bhi sikhaya—

Rishton ki ginti nahi,
unki gehraai insaan ko ameer banati hai.

Isliye ab meri zindagi mein
Log shayad kam hain…

Magar jo hain
Unke liye dil mein jagah sachchi hai.

Aur jo chale gaye
Unse bhi koi shikayat nahi.

Kuch logon ne mohabbat sikhayi,
Kuch ne sabr,

Kuch ne bharosa diya,
Aur kuch ne sikhaya
Ke bharosa kahan nahi karna.

Har kisi ne
Kuch na kuch diya.

Isliye main apne guzre hue rishton ko
Baddua nahi deta.

Bas unhe wahi chhod deta hoon
Jahan unhone mera haath chhoda tha.

Na peeche jaakar sawaal karta hoon,
Na aage jaakar shikayat.

Kuch jawaab waqt de deta hai,
aur kuch jawaabon ki zaroorat
waqt khatam kar deta hai.

Ab main pehle se
Thoda kam bolta hoon,

Thoda zyada samajhta hoon,

Jaldi apna nahi maanta,
Aur kisi ke chale jaane par
Khud ko dosh dena bhi chhod diya hai.

Ye sakhti nahi…

Ye tajurba hai.

Dil aaj bhi narm hai,
Mohabbat aaj bhi utni hi karta hai,

Bas ab dil ke darwaaze
Har dastak par nahi khulte.

Aur sach kahun…

Mujhe apne andar
Ye badlav bura bhi nahi lagta.

Kyunki pehle main
Har rishta bachate-bachate
Khud ko kho deta tha.

Ab samajh gaya hoon—

Jo rishta bachane ke liye
aapko baar-baar khud ko todna pade,
shayad use bachane se pehle
khud ko bachana zaroori hai.

Main aaj bhi apnon ke liye
Dil se khada hoon.

Aaj bhi kisi dost ki awaaz mein
Pareshaani mehsoos ho
To dil bechain ho jaata hai.

Aaj bhi koi kahe
“Mujhe tumhari zaroorat hai…”

To jitna ban sake
Saath dene ki koshish karta hoon.

Bas ek fark aa gaya hai—

Pehle main har kisi ko apna samajhta tha,
ab jo apna sabit ho
use kabhi gair nahi samajhta.

Aur agar koi poochhe—

“Logon se itne door kyun rehne lage ho?”

To main muskura kar kahunga—

“Door nahi hua hoon…
bas ab dil tak pahunchne ka raasta
thoda lamba kar diya hai.”

Kyunki mujhe kisi se nafrat nahi…

Bas itna samajh gaya hoon—

Har saath umr bhar ka nahi hota,
Har wada sachcha nahi hota,
Har muskurahat apnapan nahi hoti…

Magar iska matlab ye bhi nahi
ke duniya mein sachche log nahi hote.

Hote hain…

Bahut kam hote hain.

Aur jab mil jaayein na—

Unhe sambhal kar rakhna.

Kyunki is badalti hui duniya mein
Woh shakhs jo aapke halaat, haisiyat, waqt
aur faayde ke saath na badle…

Woh sirf rishta nahi hota,
zindagi ki kamaai hota hai. ❤️

“Mujhe har kisi ki nazar mein achha banne ka shauq nahi;
bas apni nazar mein girna nahi chahta.
Log meri shakhsiyat ka faisla apne tajurbe se karenge,
magar main apna kirdaar unke rawaiye se nahi badlunga.
Jisne dil se samjha, uske liye poora apna hoon—
aur jisne nahi samjha, usse bhi koi shikayat nahi.”

-Zulfikar Inamdar

“Haan… Main Aisa Hi Hoon”

Arz kiya hai…

Main har mehfil ki jaan ban jaun,
Ye zaroori nahi samajhta,
Main jaisa hoon, bas waisa hi nazar aata hoon,
Khud ko kisi ki pasand ke mutabiq
Roz badalna nahi jaanta.

Mujhe dikhawa karna nahi aata,
Na rishton ka,
Na mohabbat ka,
Na apni haisiyat ka.

Jo hai, saamne hai…

Dil bhi,
kamiyaan bhi,
aur main bhi.

Mere chehre par jo muskurahat dikhti hai,
Zaroori nahi uske peeche koi dard na ho,
Bas maine apni pareshaaniyon ko
Har mehfil ka kissa banana nahi seekha.

Main hasta hoon,
Mazaak karta hoon,
Kabhi bachchon jaisi shararat bhi kar leta hoon…

Kyunki zindagi ne
Rone ki wajahen to bahut di hain,

Hansne ki wajah
Kabhi kabhi khud banani padti hai.

Main zyada logon se nahi judta,
Magar jisse judta hoon
Usse aadha rishta nahi rakhta.

Mujhe “Hi-Hello” wale
Hazaar rishte nahi chahiye,

Bas do-chaar log aise chahiye
Jinke saamne mujhe ye kehna na pade—

“Main theek hoon.”

Woh mera chehra dekhkar hi keh dein—

“Nahi…
aaj kuch to baat hai.”

Bas…

Aise logon ke saamne
Main apni saari mazbooti utaar deta hoon.

Kyunki duniya ke saamne
Mazboot rehna aasaan hai,

Apnon ke saamne kamzor ho paana
Bahut badi rahat hai.

Main har kisi ko
Apni zindagi mein jagah nahi deta,

Isliye nahi ke mujhe log pasand nahi…

Bas dil ne kuch tajurbon ke baad
Darwaaze par ek chhota sa sawaal rakh diya hai—

“Aane wala sirf waqt guzarega,
ya waqt bura hua to saath bhi rahega?”

Kyunki log milte bahut hain,

Magar nibhane wale
Aaj bhi ginne padte hain.

Main kisi se dushmani lekar
Sona pasand nahi karta,

Lekin iska matlab ye bhi nahi
Ke har baar dil todne wale ko
Wahi purani jagah deta rahun.

Maaf kar deta hoon…

Magar waqt ke saath
Ek baat seekh gaya hoon—

Maaf kar dena zaroori hai,
magar har baar wahi bharosa karna zaroori nahi.

Main badla nahi leta,

Bas kabhi kabhi
Khud ko thoda peeche kar leta hoon.

Na shor,
Na shikayat,
Na ilzaam…

Bas khamoshi se
Apni jagah badal leta hoon.

Aur phir log kehte hain—

“Tum badal gaye.”

Main muskura deta hoon.

Kaise samjhaun…

Main badla nahi,
bas samajh gaya hoon.

Mujhe har baat ka jawaab dena bhi
Ab zaroori nahi lagta.

Kabhi saamne wala sahi ho
To maan leta hoon,

Aur kabhi mujhe pata ho
Ke main sahi hoon…

Tab bhi chup reh leta hoon.

Kyunki ek umr ke baad
Insaan ko har behas jeetne ka shauq nahi rehta,

Bas apna sukoon bachane ka hunar aa jaata hai.

Haan, main emotional hoon…

Kisi apne ka badla hua lehja
Mujhe mehsoos ho jaata hai,

Kisi ki khamoshi
Mujhe pareshaan kar deti hai,

Koi dil ke kareeb ho
To uski chhoti si baat bhi
Kabhi kabhi bahut gehri lagti hai.

Magar ye meri kamzori nahi…

Jis dil mein mohabbat zyada hoti hai,
use mehsoos bhi zyada hota hai.

Main rishton mein hisaab nahi rakhta.

Tumne mujhe kitni baar phone kiya,
Maine kitni baar kiya,

Tumne mere liye kya kiya,
Maine tumhare liye kya kiya…

Ye sab likhne ke liye
Mere dil mein koi diary nahi.

Bas itna jaanta hoon—

Tum mere apne ho,
to jitna mujhse banega, main karunga.

Haan…

Isi aadat ne
Kabhi kabhi mujhe takleef bhi di hai.

Kyunki main jise apna maanta hoon,
Usse thodi si umeed bhi rakh leta hoon.

Aur zindagi ne sikhaya hai—

Takleef aksar gairon se nahi hoti,
dard wahi deta hai
jahan dil ne apnapan rakha hota hai.

Phir bhi…

Main apni fitrat badalna nahi chahta.

Kisi ne mere saath bura kiya
To main bhi bura ban jaun,

Ye kaisa insaaf hua?

Uske kirdaar ka faisla
Mere kirdaar ko kyun badle?

Woh apni fitrat ka zimmedar hai,
main apni fitrat ka.

Main aaj bhi kisi ko rota dekhun
To dil bhaari ho jaata hai,

Aaj bhi kisi dost ki pareshaani sunun
To sochta hoon
Kuch kar sakta hoon kya?

Aaj bhi koi apna kahe
“Mujhe tumhari zaroorat hai…”

To apni pareshaani
Kuch der ke liye bhool jaata hoon.

Shayad main practical duniya ke liye
Thoda zyada dil se jeeta hoon…

Magar mujhe aisa hi rehna pasand hai.

Mujhe bahut ameer dikhna nahi,

Bas itna chahta hoon
Ke kisi zarooratmand ke saamne
Meri jeb se pehle
Mera dil gareeb na ho.

Mujhe bahut mashhoor hona nahi,

Bas meri gair-maujoodgi mein
Koi mera naam lekar itna keh de—

“Insaan dil ka achha tha.”

Mere liye
Ye bhi bahut badi kamyabi hogi.

Main perfect nahi hoon…

Galtiyaan mujhse bhi hoti hain,
Gussa mujhe bhi aata hai,
Kabhi alfaaz galat nikal jaate hain,
Kabhi main bhi kisi ko samajh nahi paata.

Magar ek cheez ki koshish karta hoon—

Dil mein mail lekar
rishta na nibhaun.

Mohabbat hai to saamne ho,
Narazgi hai to woh bhi saamne ho,

Mujhe woh rishte pasand nahi
Jahan saamne gale milte hain
Aur peeche kirdaar badal jaata hai.

Main tanha reh lunga…

Magar do chehron ke beech
apna ek chehra nahi kho sakta.

Ab zindagi ke is mod par
Meri khwahishein bhi bahut saadgi wali hain.

Kuch sache rishte,
Ghar mein sukoon,
Halal rizq mein barkat,
Apnon ke chehre par muskurahat,

Aur raat ko sote waqt
Dil mein kisi ke liye nafrat na ho.

Bas…

Itna mil jaaye
To mujhe zindagi se
Koi badi shikayat nahi.

Aur haan…

Jo mujhe samajh jaate hain,
Unke saamne main waqai
Apna poora dil rakh deta hoon.

Na koi parda,
Na koi hisaab,
Na koi dikhawa.

Kyunki mujhe lagta hai—

Zindagi mein woh log bahut qeemti hote hain
jinse milne ke baad insaan ko
khud se kuch chhupana na pade.

Baaki duniya
Mere baare mein kya sochti hai…

Ab uska bojh uthana
Maine chhod diya hai.

Kisi ko main zyada bolne wala lagunga,
Kisi ko khamosh,

Kisi ko emotional,
Kisi ko ajeeb,

Kisi ko achha,
Aur shayad kisi ko bilkul achha nahi.

Sabki nazar ka apna aaina hai…
main har aaine mein ek jaisa kaise dikh sakta hoon?

Isliye ab bas
Ek hi koshish hai—

Jab raat ko aayine mein
Khud se nazar mile,

To aankhein jhukani na padein.

Aur dil keh sake—

“Haan… kamiyaan bahut hain tujhmein,
magar tu nakli nahi hai.”

Bas yahi main hoon…

Thoda hasta hua,
Thoda toota hua,

Thoda samajhdaar,
Thoda aaj bhi bachcha,

Kuch logon se door,
Kuch logon ke behad kareeb,

Duniya ke liye shayad
Ek aam sa insaan…

Magar jo mere dil mein utar gaya,
uske liye main aaj bhi
poora ka poora apna hoon.

Aur agar koi mujhse poochhe—

“Aakhir tum kaise insaan ho?”

To main muskura kar bas itna kahunga—

**“Main achha dikhne ki koshish nahi karta…

bas koshish karta hoon
ke kisi ki zindagi mein meri wajah se
insaniyat buri na lage.”** ❤️