Arz kiya hai…
Yahaan sab ko sab jaante hai,
Magar koi dil ki kitaab nahi padh paata…
Chehre toh pal me badal jaate hai,
Sach ka rang koi lamhon me dho deta, koi chhupa jaata.
Apne aap ko koi nahi pehchaanta,
Yeh duniya andekhe sheeshe me ghurti rehti hai.
Jahan sach bolne ka khauf ho,
Wahan khamoshi hi har jazbe ki mulzim rehti hai.
Waqt nahi apno ke paas,
Dil ke rishton ki dori dhaga dhaga toot rahi hai.
Bheega hua sa koi lamha yaad aaye toh,
Aankhon me chhupi hui duniya rooth rahi hai.
Par dusron ki qabar khodne ke liye,
Log puri tehwaar ki tarah chale aate…
Insaan ki zinda saansen koi nahi samajhta,
Magar uske gire hue qadam sabko yaad reh jaate.
Zindagi me har koi waqt ka kaidi sa ho gaya,
Khud par faisla karna mushkil,
Par doosron pe tareekhi ilzaam lagana aasaan ho gaya.
Hawaon me ab bhi dard ke rishte udte hai,
Ambaar-e-jazbaat me kuch armaan chut-te hai,
Hum sochte hai apne hoga koi,
Par sab hawaa ke saaye jaise muddati baad bikharte hai.
Kabhi kabhi lagta hai…
Humne hi dil zyada saaf rakh liya,
Tabhi to har kisi ke nishaan hum par hi dikh gaye.
Jo humse rooth kar chale gaye the,
Wahi log baad me kahin aur ki muskurahat me likh gaye.
Humne hawaon se dosti kar li,
Isliye dukh ko udte hue dekha,
Logon ne toh bas saaya hi dekha tha,
Humne zimmedari ka bojh sambhalte hue dekha.
Magar phir bhi…
Hum duaon ka hisaab nahi rakhte,
Narazgi ka gawah nahi rakhte,
Jo toot kar girta ho dil me,
Usse kabhi door bhi nahi rakhte.
Duniya sab ko jaanti hai,
Magar koi apne dard ki gehraayi nahi pehchaanta…
Zindagi bhar log doosron ke kisso me ghuste rehte,
Aur khud ka sach kabhi samajh hi nahi paata.