“Zindagi ki sabse gehri thakan pairon mein nahi hoti;
woh tab dil mein utarti hai jab insaan sabke liye ‘main hoon na’ kehta rahe,
aur ek din khud ko zaroorat pade to aas-paas khamoshi mile.
Magar shayad wahi lamha use sabse khoobsurat sach sikha deta hai—
duniya ke sahare kam pad sakte hain,
Rab ki panaah kabhi kam nahi padti.”

-Zulfikar Inamdar

“Main Kahan Jaaun…?”:

Arz kiya hai…

Kabhi kabhi main khud ko
Aayine mein der tak dekhta hoon…

Chehra wahi hai,
Naam wahi hai,
Duniya ki nazar mein
Main aaj bhi wahi insaan hoon…

Magar aankhon ke andar
Jo shakhs rehta hai na,
Woh pehle jaisa nahi raha.

Pehle thak jaata tha
To ghar laut aata tha,

Ab sawaal ye hai—

Jab dil ghar mein hi thak jaaye,
to insaan kahan jaaye?

Pehle pareshaan hota tha
To kisi apne ko dhoondhta tha,

Ab darr lagta hai
Apna haal batane mein bhi…

Kyunki har sunne wala
Samajhne wala nahi hota,

Aur har kandha
Sar rakhne ke liye nahi hota.

Zindagi bhi ajeeb mod par le aayi hai…

Sabke saamne muskuraata hoon,
Sabse baat karta hoon,
Zaroorat pade to
Sabke kaam bhi aata hoon…

Aur log samajhte hain—

“Isse kya pareshaani hogi,
ye to hamesha hasta rehta hai.”

Kaash…

Muskurahat ke peeche ka chehra bhi
Duniya ko nazar aata.

Kaash koi aankhon se poochhta—

“Bahut sambhal liya sabko…
ab batao, tumhe kaun sambhal raha hai?”

Shayad us ek sawaal par
Main jawaab bhi na de paata…

Bas aankhein bhar aati.

Kyunki kuch dard aise hote hain
Jinhe lafzon mein bataya nahi jaata,

Bas koi apna paas baith jaaye
To dil khud-ba-khud
Halke hone lagta hai.

Maine bhi zindagi mein
Bahut logon ka haath pakda hai…

Kisi ko girte dekha
To uthaya,

Kisi ko rote dekha
To hansaya,

Kisi ki zaroorat dekhi
To jitna bana, kar diya,

Kisi apne ki khwahish thi
To apni zaroorat
Thodi aur peeche kar di.

Ye sochkar ki—

“Apne hain…
inke liye nahi karunga to kis ke liye karunga?”

Magar waqt guzarte-guzarte
Ek baat samajh aayi…

Har kisi ke liye
Mazboot bane rehne wala insaan bhi
Kabhi kabhi andar se
Bahut kamzor ho jaata hai.

Uska bhi dil karta hai
Koi usse kahe—

“Aaj tum kuch mat sambhalo…
aaj main tumhe sambhalta hoon.”

Magar ye jumla
Meri zindagi mein
Bahut kam sunne ko mila.

Isliye dheere-dheere
Maine apni pareshaaniyon ko
Apne andar rakhna seekh liya.

Dil dukha—

Chup.

Kisi ki baat buri lagi—

Chup.

Kisi apne ne samjha nahi—

Phir bhi chup.

Kyunki ek umr ke baad
Insaan bahas karna nahi chhodta…

Woh bas samjhaaye jaane ki umeed
chhodne lagta hai.

Aur shayad
Yahi khamoshi sabse zyada thaka deti hai.

Kabhi sochta hoon—

Main itna badal kaise gaya?

Woh chhoti si baat par
Khul kar hansne wala insaan,

Woh doston ke beech
Sabse zyada bolne wala,

Woh bina wajah
Gaane gungunane wala,

Woh kal ki fikr kiye bagair
Aaj jeene wala…

Kahan reh gaya?

Phir aayine mein
Apne safed hote baal dekhta hoon
Aur samajh aata hai—

Woh kahin gaya nahi…

Bas zimmedariyon ke neeche
Thoda sa dab gaya hai.

Kuch ghar ki fikr ne badla,
Kuch paison ke hisaab ne,

Kuch rishton ne sikhaya,
Kuch apnon ke alfaaz ne,

Kuch waqt le gaya…

Aur jo baaki tha,
Use maine khud
Sabko khush rakhne mein laga diya.

Lekin ek sawaal
Aaj khud se zaroor karta hoon—

Sabko sambhalte-sambhalte
maine khud ko kab sambhala tha?

Yaad nahi…

Sabki zarooraton ki tareekhein yaad rahi,
Apni khushi ki tareekh bhool gaya.

Sabke chehre ki fikr rahi,
Apne chehre ki thakan
Dekhne ka waqt nahi mila.

Sabke liye
“Main hoon na” kehta raha…

Magar ek din dil ne mujhse hi poochh liya—

“Aur tere liye kaun hai?”

Us din bahut der tak
Mere paas koi jawaab nahi tha.

Phir aasman ki taraf dekha…

Aur dil ne dheere se kaha—

“Mera Rab hai…”

Bas.

Us ek khayal ne
Jaise seene ka aadha bojh utaar diya.

Kyunki duniya mein
Har baat kehne ke liye
Koi insaan mile, zaroori nahi…

Kabhi kuch baatein
Sirf Allah aur bande ke darmiyan
Khoobsurat lagti hain.

Wahan safai nahi deni padti,

Wahan ye samjhana nahi padta
Ke aansu kyun aaye,

Wahan mazboot banne ka
Natak nahi karna padta.

Bas banda hota hai,
Uska toota hua dil hota hai…

Aur uska Rab hota hai.

Ab bhi zindagi aasaan nahi hui.

Zimmedariyaan wahi hain,
Kuch sawaal wahi hain,
Kuch fikrein roz
Mere saath hi soti hain.

Magar main ek cheez seekh gaya hoon—

Har bojh duniya ko batana zaroori nahi,
aur har bojh akele uthana bhi zaroori nahi.

Kuch bojh sajde mein rakh dene chahiye.

Kuch aansu
Allah ke saamne behne dene chahiye.

Aur kabhi kabhi
Khud ko bhi gale laga kar kehna chahiye—

“Tu bura insaan nahi hai…
bas bahut arse se thaka hua hai.”

Isliye ab agar koi mujhse poochhe—

“Tum kahan jaana chahte ho?”

To mujhe kisi shehar ka naam nahi chahiye,

Na samandar ka kinaara,
Na pahadon ki tanhai…

Main bas wahan jaana chahta hoon
Jahan mujhe apna hone ka saboot na dena pade,

Jahan meri khamoshi ko
Guroor na samjha jaaye,

Jahan meri thakan ko
Kamzori na kaha jaaye,

Jahan mere paas kitna hai
Isse pehle poochha jaaye—

“Tumhare dil mein kya hai?”

Aur agar duniya mein
Aisi jagah kahin na mile…

To koi gham nahi.

Main raat ko
Apne Rab ke saamne baith jaaunga,

Apni saari shikayatein,
Saari thakan,
Saare aansu
Uske hawale kar dunga…

Aur phir dil se kahunga—

“Duniya mein mera ghar zaroor hai, Ya Rab…
magar mere dil ka ghar
aaj bhi Teri panaah hi hai.” 🤲❤️

“Bachpan mein hamare paas kharch karne ko paise kam the,
magar lutane ko waqt bahut tha.
Aaj zindagi ne bahut kuch de diya,
bas woh befikr shaamein kahin peeche reh gayin.
Isliye purana dost jab bhi mile, use waqt zaroor dena—
kyunki woh sirf ek dost nahi,
aapke guzre hue bachpan ka zinda hua ek panna hota hai.”

-Zulfikar Inamdar

“Woh Din Ab Bhi Kahin Zinda Hain…” ❤️

Arz kiya hai…

Kabhi kabhi dil karta hai
Ke zindagi ki ghadi ko thoda ulta ghumaya jaaye,
Bahut door nahi…

Bas utna peeche,
Jahan kandhon par school ka basta bhaari tha,
Magar dil bilkul halka hua karta tha.

Subah maa ki awaaz par uthna,
“Jaldi karo, school ke liye der ho rahi hai…”
Aur hum kambal mein munh chhupa kar
Bas paanch minute aur maanga karte the.

Tab kahan pata tha
Ke ek din aisa bhi aayega
Jab neend poori hogi…
Magar woh awaaz sunne ko dil tarsega.

Uniform kabhi theek se press nahi hoti thi,
Tie kabhi seedhi nahi lagti thi,
Jooton par polish ho na ho,
School pahunchna zaroori tha…

Padhne ke liye kam,
Doston se milne ke liye zyada. 😄

Classroom mein pahunchte hi
Apni jagah par bag rakhna,
Aur dost ko dekhte hi poochhna—

“Homework kiya kya?”

Agar usne “haan” kaha
To dil ko aisa sukoon milta tha
Jaise zindagi ki sabse badi museebat ka
Hal mil gaya ho. 😂

Aur agar dono ne nahi kiya…

To phir dosti ka asli imtihaan hota tha—

“Tu bolna notebook ghar reh gayi,
main bolunga meri tabiyat kharab thi.” 😄

Teacher ki nazar se bachkar baatein karna,
Aakhri bench par chupke se hansna,
Kisi dost ka naam board par likh diya jaaye
To poori class ka uski taraf dekhna…

Aur bechara bina gunaah ke bhi
Aisa chehra bana leta tha
Jaise saari shararat ka zimmedar wahi ho. 😂

Woh teacher ka kehna—

“Tum dono alag-alag baitho!”

Aur humein lagta tha
Duniya ki sabse badi saza mil gayi.

Aaj log shehron aur mulkon mein door hain…

Tab sirf do bench ki doori
Bardaasht nahi hoti thi.

Phir aati thi lunch break…

Apna tiffin kholne se pehle
Nazar dost ke dabbe par hoti thi.

Uske ghar ka paratha
Hamesha apne ghar ke parathe se
Zyada tasty kyun lagta tha,
Ye raaz aaj tak samajh nahi aaya. 😄

Aur dosti bhi kamaal ki thi—

Tiffin ek ka hota tha,
bhookh poori gang ki.

Ek samosa chaar log kha lete the,
Ek chocolate ke chhe tukde ho jaate the…

Magar kisi ko ye nahi lagta tha
Ke uska hissa chhota hai.

Shayad isliye
Khushiyan tab chhoti hoti thi,
magar dil bahut bade hua karte the.

Phir woh chhutti ki ghanti…

Kya awaaz thi!

Aaj mobile par hazaar notifications bajte hain,
Magar jo khushi us ek ghanti mein thi,
Woh kisi ringtone mein nahi.

Bag kandhe par phenka
Aur school ke gate se aise bhaage
Jaise azaadi mil gayi ho. 😄

Ghar pahunchkar bag ek taraf,
Jootey doosri taraf…

Aur maa peeche se awaaz lagati—

“Pehle kapde badlo!
Khana kha lo!
Homework kar lena!”

Aur humara ek hi jawaab—

“Bas thodi der khel kar aata hoon…”

Woh “thodi der”
Kab shaam mein badal jaati thi
Pata hi nahi chalta tha.

Gali mein cricket hota tha,
Do eent wicket ban jaati thi,
Purani ball hi World Cup ki ball thi,
Aur jis ghar ki khidki mein ball chali gayi…

Match wahi suspend. 😂

Kabhi cycle race,
Kabhi chhupan-chhupai,
Kabhi bina kisi wajah
Poori gali mein daudte rehna…

Na fitness watch thi,
Na steps count hote the,
Phir bhi na jaane
Kitne kilometre khushi mein tay kar lete the.

Baarish aati
To log weather app nahi dekhte the…

Hum seedha bahar nikal jaate the.

Kapde gande hone ka darr nahi,
Bukhar ki fikr nahi,
Bas kagaz ki kashti
Aur sadak par jama hua paani…

Aaj gaadi gandi ho jaaye
To pareshaani hoti hai,

Tab khud kichad mein gir jaate the
Aur hans-hans kar ghar lautte the.

Woh bhi kya daulat thi…

Jeb mein das rupaye hote
To khud ko ameer samajhte the.

Ek ice cream,
Thodi si imli,
Ek packet chips…

Aur chaar dost.

Bas.

Party complete. ❤️

Na kisi ka status dekha jaata tha,
Na kapdon ka brand,
Na ghar kitna bada hai,
Na baap kya karta hai…

Bas ek hi qualification kaafi thi—

“Ye mera dost hai.”

Aur dost bhi aise…

Subah jhagda,
Dopahar ko baat band,
Shaam ko wahi darwaaze par khada—

“Chal… cricket khelega?”

Bas.

Na ego,
Na explanation,
Na block,
Na unfollow…

Ek “chal” mein poori dosti wapas. ❤️

Kaash bade hokar bhi
Rishte itne hi aasaan rehte.

Phir waqt ne dheere-dheere
Sabko alag raaston par bhej diya.

Kisi ki naukri lag gayi,
Koi doosre shehar chala gaya,
Koi doosre mulk…

Kisi ki shaadi ho gayi,
Koi bachchon ki zimmedariyon mein ulajh gaya,
Aur koi zindagi sambhalte-sambhalte
Khud se milna hi bhool gaya.

Woh roz milne wale dost
Ab kabhi-kabhi message mein milte hain.

Woh ghanton ki baatein
Ab “Kaise ho?”
“Sab theek.”
“Ghar mein sab kaise hain?”
Tak simat gayi hain.

Aur ajeeb baat dekho…

Tab hamare paas paise nahi the,
Magar waqt bahut tha.

Aaj paise kam-zyada jaise bhi hain,
Magar ek doosre ke liye waqt nahi.

Tab future ki fikr nahi thi,
Isliye present ko jeete the.

Aaj future sambhalte-sambhalte
Kabhi kabhi lagta hai
Present hi haath se nikal gaya.

Kabhi purani school ki photograph mil jaaye
To main use zoom karke
Har chehra dekhta hoon…

Kisi ki woh tedhi si muskaan,
Kisi ka ajeeb haircut,
Kisi ka shirt bahar nikla hua,
Koi camera ki taraf dekh hi nahi raha… 😄

Aur phir achanak dil poochhta hai—

“Ye sab log ab kahan honge?”

Kya unhe bhi kabhi
Woh classroom yaad aata hoga?

Kya unhe bhi kisi baarish mein
Woh school ka ground yaad aata hoga?

Kya kisi purane gaane ko sunkar
Unke saamne bhi
Hum sabke chehre aa jaate honge?

Pata nahi…

Magar mujhe lagta hai
Hum chahe kitne bhi bade ho jaayein,
Hamare andar ek school ka bachcha
Kabhi bada nahi hota.

Woh aaj bhi kahin baitha hai…

Apne doston ka intezaar kar raha hai,
Tiffin share karne ke liye,
Bina wajah hansne ke liye,
Aur chhutti ki ghanti bajte hi
Gate se bhaagne ke liye.

Zindagi ne humein bahut kuch diya…

Samajh di,
Zimmedari di,
Tajurbe diye,
Kuch kamyabiyaan di,
Kuch zakhm bhi diye.

Magar ek cheez
Wapas nahi di—

Woh befikri.

Isliye agar kabhi
Koi purana dost achanak mil jaaye…

To usse ye mat poochhna
Ke kitna kama raha hai,
Kahan rehta hai,
Kya haasil kiya.

Bas gale laga kar keh dena—

“Yaar… yaad hai woh din?”

Phir dekhna…

Pachaas saal ka insaan bhi
Kuch pal ke liye
Phir se pandrah saal ka ho jaayega. ❤️

Chehre par wahi purani muskaan hogi,
Aankhon mein wahi shararat,
Aur dil ke kisi kone se
Wahi purani awaaz aayegi—

“Kal school mein milte hain…”

Phir ek pal ke liye khayal aayega
Ke kal school jaana hi nahi hai…

Aur shayad wahi pal
Aankhon ko thoda nam kar dega.

Kyunki bachpan khatam nahi hota…

Bas ek din hum usse milna band kar dete hain.

Aur dost kabhi purane nahi hote…

Bas mulaqatein purani ho jaati hain.

“Mujhe aisa ishq nahi chahiye jo duniya ko nazar aaye;
mujhe aisa apnapan chahiye jo meri khamoshi mein utar aaye.
Main tootun to sawaal na kare, bas thaam le…
main chup rahun to door na jaaye, bas paas baith jaaye.
Kyunki mohabbat ka sabse khoobsurat matlab ‘mera hona’ nahi—
‘mere saath hona’ hai.”

-Zulfikar Inamdar

“Mujhe Bas Ek Aisa Apna Chahiye” ❤️:

Arz kiya hai…

Mujhe duniya ki bheed mein
Hazaar logon ka saath nahi chahiye,
Bas ek aisa shakhs chahiye
Jiske paas pahunch kar
Mujhe khud ko mazboot dikhana na pade.

Jiske saamne keh sakun—
“Aaj dil theek nahi hai…”
Aur woh wajah poochhne se pehle
Mere paas baith jaaye.

Jo meri baaton ko hi nahi,
Meri khamoshiyon ko bhi suna kare,
Mere chehre ki muskurahat dekh kar
Ye faisla na kar le
Ke main khush hoon.

Jo meri aankhon mein utar kar
Woh bhi padh sake
Jo mere honth kabhi keh nahi paate.

Mujhe koi aisa chahiye
Jiske saamne aansu aa jaayein
To unhe chhupana na pade,
Jiske kandhe par sar rakhte hue
Ye darr na lage
Ke kal meri kamzori
Mere khilaaf istemaal hogi.

Main chahta hoon
Koi meri zindagi mein aisa aaye
Jo mujhe badalne ki zid na kare,
Bas mujhe samajhne ki
Thodi si koshish kare.

Meri kamiyaan ginane se pehle
Meri koshishein dekhe,
Meri galti par naraz zaroor ho,
Magar meri ek galti ko
Meri poori shakhsiyat na bana de.

Mohabbat sirf
“I love you” keh dene ka naam thodi hai…

Kabhi kisi ke thake hue chehre ko dekhkar
Chupchaap chai bana dena bhi mohabbat hai.

Kabhi bina poochhe samajh jaana
Ke aaj use baat nahi,
Bas saath chahiye—
Ye bhi mohabbat hai.

Kabhi uske gusse ke peeche
Chhupe hue dard ko pehchaan lena,
Kabhi uski khamoshi ko
Apne khilaaf na samajhna…

Ye bhi to mohabbat hai.

Mujhe aisa koi chahiye
Jo mere achhe dinon mein
Mere saath tasveer lene se zyada,
Mere bure dinon mein
Mera haath pakadne ka hausla rakhe.

Jab duniya kahe—
“Tum bahut badal gaye ho…”

To woh bas itna kahe—

“Nahi…
Tum thak gaye ho,
thoda aaram kar lo,
main yahin hoon.”

Bas…

Shayad isi ek jumle ke liye
Insaan poori zindagi
Kisi apne ko dhoondhta rehta hai.

Mujhe mehngi cheezein nahi chahiye,
Na roz phool,
Na roz tohfe,
Na mohabbat ka dikhawa…

Mujhe woh waqt chahiye
Jo duniya se bachakar
Sirf mere liye rakha gaya ho.

Mujhe woh fikr chahiye
Jo mere kehne ki mohtaaj na ho.

Mujhe woh rishta chahiye
Jahan baat kam bhi ho
To mohabbat kam na ho.

Jahan dooriyan aa jaayein
To bharosa na badle.

Jahan narazgi ho
To rishta todne ki baat na aaye.

Jahan ek doosre ko jeetna nahi,
Ek doosre ko sambhalna maqsad ho.

Main ye nahi chahta
Ke woh meri har baat maan le…

Bas jab duniya meri baat na samjhe,
Woh ek baar meri taraf dekh kar kahe—

“Pehle tum batao…
tumhare dil mein kya hai?”

Main ye bhi nahi chahta
Ke woh meri har pareshaani door kar de,
Kuch jang mujhe khud hi ladni hongi.

Bas jab main ladte-ladte thak jaun,
Woh mere paas baith kar kahe—

“Main tumhari jang nahi lad sakta,
magar tumhe akela bhi nahi ladne dunga.”

Shayad mohabbat ka
Sabse khoobsurat roop yahi hai…

Kisi ki zindagi par haq jatana nahi,
Uski zindagi mein sukoon ban jaana.

Kisi ko apna bana lena nahi,
Balki aisa apna ban jaana
Ke woh duniya bhar se thak kar
Tumhare paas lautna chahe.

Mujhe bhi koi aisa hi chahiye…

Jiske paas baith kar
Ghadi dekhne ki zaroorat na pade,
Jiske saath khamoshi
Baaton se zyada khoobsurat lage.

Jise meri jeb se nahi,
Mere dil se matlab ho.

Jise meri kamyabi se nahi,
Mere wajood se mohabbat ho.

Jo mere saath
Sirf meri roshni mein na chale,
Balki jab meri zindagi mein andhera ho
To mera haath aur mazbooti se thaam le.

Aur agar kabhi
Zindagi mujhe bahut door le jaaye,
Waqt mujhe badal de,
Chehre par umr utar aaye,
Baalo mein safedi aa jaaye…

Tab bhi woh mujhe dekh kar
Wahi purana apnapan mehsoos kare.

Kyunki mujhe kuch pal ki
Khoobsurat mohabbat nahi chahiye…

Mujhe woh mohabbat chahiye
jo waqt ke saath chehra nahi,
rishta dekhe.

Aur agar kabhi mujhe
Aisa koi mil gaya…

To main usse duniya nahi maangunga,
Na usse apni har khushi ki wajah banaunga.

Bas uska haath pakad kar kahunga—

“Tum meri poori zindagi nahi ho,
magar meri zindagi ka woh sukoon zaroor ho
jiske paas laut kar
mujhe phir se khud hone ka mann karta hai.”

Aur shayad…

Mohabbat ki sabse khoobsurat manzil bhi yahi hai—

Kisi ko pa lena nahi,
kisi ke paas aakar
khud ko mehfooz mehsoos karna. ❤️

“Jab duniya ke saare sahare ek-ek karke chhoot gaye,
tab samajh aaya ke main kabhi be-sahara tha hi nahi.
Meri khamoshi ko sunne wala, mere aansuon ko jaanne wala,
mere girne se pehle mujhe thaamne wala mera Rab tha.
Ab na tanhai se shikwa hai, na raaston ke band hone ka darr—
kyunki jis dil ko Allah par yaqeen ho jaaye,
use duniya ka saath mile na mile,
woh kabhi akela nahi hota.”

– Zulfikar Inamdar

Tere Siwa Koi Nahi, Ya Rab:

Ek baat keh doon, Ya Rab…

Tere siwa koi nahi hai mera,
Na koi aisa jisse dil ki har baat keh sakun,
Na koi aisa jiske saamne apni khamoshi utaar sakun,
Na koi aisa jiske saamne toot kar ro sakun,
Aur apne aansuon ki wajah bhi na samjhani pade.

Duniya mein log to bahut hain, Ya Rab,
Rishte bhi hain, pehchaan bhi hai,
Milne wale bhi hain, haal poochhne wale bhi hain,
Magar dil ka haal jaan lene wala…

Tere siwa koi nahi.

Shayad isi liye
Kisi ki chhoti si baat bhi kabhi dil ko bahut chubh jaati hai,
Kisi ka badla hua lehja raat bhar jagata hai,
Kisi ki berukhi andar tak tod deti hai…

Aur phir main kisi insaan ke dar par nahi jaata,
Main Tere paas aa jaata hoon.

Kabhi sajde mein,
Kabhi dua mein,
Kabhi raat ke sannate mein,
Aur kabhi bina alfaaz ke
Sirf aansuon mein…

Apna poora haal Tujhe suna deta hoon.

Kyunki Ya Rab,
Jahan bharosa hota hai
Wahin insaan apna asli chehra dikhata hai,
Wahin dil ko sukoon milta hai,
Wahin rooh ko itminaan milta hai.

Aur mujhe yaqeen hai—

Tu mere saath hai.

Duniya mujhe akela samajh sakti hai,
Magar main akela nahi.

Log mera haath chhod sakte hain,
Magar Teri rehmat mujhe tanha nahi chhodti.

Log meri baat na samjhein,
Magar Tu mere woh dard bhi jaanta hai
Jinka zikr maine kabhi kisi se nahi kiya.

Ya Rab…

Tere bagair main kuch bhi nahi.
Meri zindagi Teri mohtaaj hai,
Meri saansein Teri ata hain,
Mera rizq Tera diya hua hai,
Meri izzat Tere haath mein hai,
Meri hifazat Tere hukm se hai,
Aur mera kal bhi
Tere hi faisle ka mohtaaj hai.

Jab maa-baap is duniya se chale gaye,
To laga jaise mere sar se
Do saaye ek-ek karke uth gaye.

Bahut baar dil ne maa ki mamta dhoondi,
Bahut baar baap ka sahara yaad aaya,
Bahut baar dil ne chaha
Ke koi sar par haath rakh kar bas itna keh de—

“Fikr mat kar… main hoon na.”

Magar Ya Rab,
Jab duniya ke woh saaye uth gaye,
Tab bhi Tera saaya-e-rehmat mere saath raha.

Tu ne mujhe girne diya,
Magar bikharne nahi diya.

Tu ne mujhe rulaya,
Magar mere aansuon ko be-maqsad nahi hone diya.

Tu ne mujhe aazmaya,
Magar meri himmat se zyada
Mujhe tanha nahi chhoda.

Aur jab main apne Nabi,
Muhammad ﷺ ki mubarak zindagi ko yaad karta hoon—
Jinhein Tu ne yateemi mein panaah di,
Raasta dikhaya aur apne fazl se nawaza—
To mere dil ko bhi ek ajeeb sa hausla milta hai:

Jis Rab ne kal sambhala tha,
Wohi Rab aaj bhi sambhal raha hai.

Ya Rab…

Kabhi duniya ne taane maare,
Kabhi alfaaz ne zakhm diye,
Kabhi gaaliyon ne dil dukhaya,
Kabhi apnon ki berukhi ne
Ghairon se zyada rula diya.

Kabhi aise halaat aaye
Jahan mujhe laga
Ab mere liye koi raasta nahi.

Magar phir…

Kahin se ek darwaaza khul gaya.

Jahan mujhe kuch nazar nahi aa raha tha,
Wahan se Teri madad aa gayi.

Jis museebat ko main pahaad samajh raha tha,
Tu ne use mere raaste se
Aise hata diya
Ke main khud hairaan reh gaya.

Tab samajh aaya—

Main apni tadbeer par zinda nahi hoon,
main Teri taqdeer aur Tere karam par zinda hoon.

Kitni museebatein aisi hongi
Jo meri taraf aayi hongi
Aur Tu ne mujhe khabar hone se pehle hi hata di hongi.

Kitne haadse honge
Jo mere naseeb ke kareeb aaye honge
Aur Teri hifazat ne unka raasta badal diya hoga.

Kitni baar maine kisi cheez ko
Apne liye zaroori samajh kar maanga hoga,
Aur Tu ne nahi diya…

Aaj samajhta hoon—

Har na milne wali cheez saza nahi hoti,
kabhi-kabhi “na milna” bhi
Teri rehmat hoti hai.

Ya Rab…

Main maana bahut kamzor hoon.

Kabhi halaat se haar jaata hoon,
Kabhi logon ki baaton se toot jaata hoon,
Kabhi zimmedariyon se thak jaata hoon,
Kabhi apne hi khayalon mein ulajh jaata hoon.

Kabhi kal ki fikr,
Kabhi rizq ki fikr,
Kabhi qarz ki fikr,
Kabhi apnon ki fikr…

Itni fikrein seene mein jama ho jaati hain
Ke saans bhi bojh lagne lagti hai.

Magar phir dil ke kisi kone se
Ek awaaz aati hai—

“Tera Rab abhi bhi tere saath hai.”

Bas wahi ek khayal
Mujhe phir se jod deta hai.

Ya Allah…

Jab rizq tang ho
To mere yaqeen ko tang mat hone dena.

Jab qarz badh jaaye
To meri umeed ko kam mat hone dena.

Jab log sawaal karein
Aur mere paas jawaab na ho,
To mere dil ko itna mazboot rakhna
Ke main Teri rehmat se mayoos na ho jaun.

Jab har darwaaza band nazar aaye,
To mujhe yaad dilana—

Tera darwaaza kabhi band nahi hota.

Jab duniya mujhe thaka de,
To mujhe sajde ka sukoon ata karna.

Jab meri aankhon mein aansu aayein,
To unhe apne saamne girne ki taufeeq dena.

Jab main kisi ko apna haal na bata sakun,
To mere dil ko yaad dilana—

Mera Rab bina kahe bhi mera haal jaanta hai.

Ya Rab…

Mujhe duniya ka sab kuch nahi chahiye.

Mujhe itna rizq de
Ke kisi ka haq na maarun.

Itni izzat de
Ke takabbur na aaye.

Itni khushi de
Ke Tujhe bhool na jaun.

Aur agar gham dena ho
To itna yaqeen bhi dena
Ke us gham mein bhi
Main Tera haath mehsoos kar sakun.

Meri har dua meri marzi se qubool ho,
Ye zid nahi hai meri…

Bas jo mere haq mein behtar ho,
Woh mere naseeb mein likh dena,
Aur jo mere naseeb mein likh de,
Us par raazi rehne wala dil de dena.

Main jaanta hoon, Ya Rab…

Main kuch nahi.

Meri taqat kuch nahi,
Meri aqal kuch nahi,
Meri tadbeer kuch nahi,
Mera maal kuch nahi,
Meri pehchaan kuch nahi…

Jo kuch hai, sab Tera hai.
Aur main bhi Tera hoon.

Isliye jab duniya poochhe
Ke tera sahara kaun hai…

Mujhe kisi naam ki zaroorat na pade.

Jab zindagi poochhe
Ke itni thokaron ke baad bhi
Tu khada kaise hai…

Mera dil bas itna kahe—

“Mujhe mere Rab ne girne diya tha,
magar kabhi akela nahi chhoda.”

Aur Ya Rab…

Ek din jab ye saari pareshaaniyaan khatam ho jaayengi,
Ye daud, ye fikr, ye qarz, ye duniya,
Ye rishte, ye shikayatein—
Sab yahin reh jaayenge.

Aur main Tere paas aaunga
Bilkul waise hi
Jaise is duniya mein aaya tha—

Khaali haath.

Us din mere paas
Na maal hoga,
Na rutba,
Na duniya ka koi sahara…

Bas Teri rehmat ki umeed hogi.

Isliye aaj bhi,
Kal bhi,
Har khushi mein,
Har gham mein,
Har sajde mein,
Har aansu mein,
Meri rooh ki bas ek hi sada rahe—

Ya Rab… Tere siwa koi nahi.

Tu hi mera Maula,
Tu hi mera sahara,
Tu hi meri panaah,
Tu hi meri umeed.

Sab kuch Tera…
Main bhi Tera.

Tu sab kuch…
Main kuch bhi nahi.

Aur agar poori zindagi ki kahani
Mujhe sirf ek jumle mein kehni pade…

To main bas itna kahunga—

**“Jab-jab duniya ne mujhe akela chhoda,

tab-tab maine jaana…
main kabhi akela tha hi nahi,
kyunki mera Rab mere saath tha.”** 🤲❤️

“Zindagi ki khoobsurti ismein nahi ke hamare paas kitna kuch hai;
asal khoobsurti to tab hai jab thode mein bhi dil mutma’in ho,
kuch apne paas hon, Rab par yaqeen ho,
aur raat ko aankhein band karte waqt
dil ko kal se darr nahi… umeed ho.”

-Zulfikar Inamdar

“Bas Itni Si Zindagi Chahiye” 🌹:

Arz kiya hai…

Mujhe aasman ko chhoone ki zid nahi,
Bas zameen par chalte hue dil halka sa chahiye,
Daulat ke dher ka kya karunga main,
Mujhe to apnon ke beech
Ek chhota sa kona apna chahiye.

Na mahalon ki khwahish hai,
Na mehfilon mein naam chahiye,
Din bhar duniya se lad kar jab ghar lautun,
To darwaaza khulte hi lage—
Haan… yahin mera sukoon rehta hai.

Subah aankh khule
To kal ki pareshaani saamne na khadi ho,
Khidki se aati roshni ke saath
Dil mein bhi thodi roshni utar aaye,
Aur Rab ka shukr ada karte hue
Ek nayi subah se mulaqat ho jaaye.

Mujhe aisi subah chahiye
Jahan uthte hi hisaab yaad na aaye,
Kis ko kya dena hai,
Kahan se kya lana hai,
Kaun sa bojh abhi baaki hai—
In sawaalon se pehle
Zindagi yaad aaye.

Ek cup chai ho,
Do pal ki fursat ho,
Saamne koi apna baitha ho,
Aur baat chahe kuch bhi na ho…

Bas khamoshi bhi saath jaisi lage.

Mujhe bheed se shikayat nahi,
Bas bheed mein khud ko khona nahi chahta,
Hazaar log naam se jaanein zaroori nahi,
Bas chand log aise hon
Jo meri khamoshi se bhi
Mera haal samajh jaayein.

Koi poochhe—
“Sab theek hai?”
To har baar muskurakar
Jhooth na kehna pade.

Kabhi dil bhaari ho
To kisi apne ke kandhe par
Do pal rakh sakun,
Aur mujhe ye darr na ho
Ke meri kamzori ka zikr
Kal kisi mehfil mein hoga.

Mujhe rishton ki bheed nahi chahiye,
Bas rishton mein sachchai chahiye,
Haath pakadne wale bahut na hon,
Magar jo ek haath pakde
Woh mushkil waqt mein
Chhodne ka hunar na jaanta ho.

Mujhe mohabbat bhi
Bahut badi nahi chahiye…

Bas itni si ho
Ke meri thakan uske paas jaakar utar jaaye,
Meri khamoshi use bojh na lage,
Meri kamiyaan dekhkar bhi
Uske lehje ki narmi kam na ho.

Koi aisa ho
Jiske saath waqt guzarna na pade,
Waqt thehar jaaye.

Jiske paas baithkar
Duniya ki fikr kuch der ke liye bhool jaun,
Aur jiski ek muskurahat dekhkar lage—
Zindagi ne sab kuch nahi diya,
Magar jo diya hai
Woh bhi kam nahi.

Mujhe har din khushi nahi chahiye,
Dukh bhi zindagi ka hissa hai,
Bas itni himmat chahiye
Ke dukh aaye to bikharun nahi,
Aur khushi aaye
To uske chale jaane ke darr mein
Use jeena hi bhool na jaun.

Kuch shaamein apnon ke naam hon,
Kuch raatein khud se baat karne ke liye,
Kuch pal bina kisi wajah hansne ke,
Aur kuch aansu
Sirf Rab ke saamne girne ke liye.

Main chahta hoon
Ke umr badhe to afsos kam hon,
Tasveerein kam bhi hon to yaadein khoobsurat hon,
Jeb mein chahe bahut kuch na ho,
Magar dil mein kisi ka haq na ho.

Kisi ki baddua lekar
Ameer hone se behtar hai,
Main kam mein jee loon
Magar raat ko chain se so sakun.

Mujhe woh neend chahiye
Jise kharidne ke liye daulat na lage,
Woh muskurahat chahiye
Jiske peeche dard chhupana na pade,
Woh rishta chahiye
Jise bachane ke liye roz khud ko khona na pade.

Aur sabse badhkar…

Mujhe apne Rab se
Woh rishta chahiye
Ke duniya ke saare darwaaze band bhi ho jaayein,
To dil ghabraye nahi…

Bas itna kahe—

“Mera ek darwaaza abhi bhi khula hai.”

Main dua karun
To lafzon ki khoobsurti zaroori na ho,
Meri aankhon ki nami hi
Mere dil ka haal keh de.

Aur jab zindagi kabhi bahut bhaari ho jaaye,
To dil mein itna yaqeen baaki rahe—

Jo aaj samajh nahi aa raha,
shayad kal usmein bhi mere Rab ki koi hikmat nazar aaye.

Bas…

Itni si zindagi chahiye mujhe.

Kuch log apne,
Kuch pal sukoon ke,
Thodi si mohabbat,
Thoda sa waqt khud ke liye,
Halal rizq mein barkat,
Aur dil mein Rab ka naam.

Phir chahe duniya kahe
Ke tumne zindagi mein kya haasil kiya…

Main muskura kar kahunga—

“Bahut zyada kuch nahi…
Bas jab zindagi mili thi to dil pareshan tha,
aur jab ise jeena seekha,
to dil ko sukoon mil gaya.”

“Ek Kami Jo Poori Na Hui”
Arz kiya hai…
Kabhi kabhi yunhi tanha baithta hoon,
To guzra hua waqt mere paas aa baithta hai,
Main kisi ko yaad karne ki koshish bhi nahi karta,
Phir bhi ek chehra aankhon mein utar aata hai.
Ajeeb rishta tha tumse…
Na tum meri thi, na main tumhara ho saka,
Phir bhi dil ne tumhe us jagah rakh diya,
Jahan aaj tak koi doosra aa na saka.
Maine waqt se kaha tha—
Jo mera nahi, use mujhse door kar de,
Waqt tumhe to bahut door le gaya…
Magar tumhari yaadon ka kya karta,
Woh to mere andar hi ghar bana baithi thi.
Main maanta hoon,
Har mohabbat ko manzil milna zaroori nahi,
Har dua ka jawaab
Hamari marzi ke mutabiq hona zaroori nahi,
Magar dil bhi kitna nadaan hai…
Jise ek baar apna maan le,
Use bhoolne ke liye
Saari zindagi bhi kam pad jaati hai.
Kabhi khud se poochhta hoon—
Kami meri mohabbat mein thi,
Ya meri kismat ko tum manzoor nahi thi?
Kya main tum tak pahunchne mein der kar gaya,
Ya tumhara raasta kabhi meri taraf tha hi nahi?
Maine tumhe paane ke liye
Kisi se jung nahi ki,
Bas apne Rab se khamoshi mein maanga tha,
Aur shayad isi liye
Tumhare na milne ka gila bhi
Main duniya se nahi kar saka.
Bas dil mein ek sawaal reh gaya—
Jab tum meri kahani mein theharne wali hi nahi thi,
To tumse itni mohabbat hui hi kyun?
Tum chali gayi…
Magar tumhare baad bhi
Maine tumhari jagah kisi se bharne ki zid nahi ki,
Kyunki kuch khaali jagahen
Bharne ke liye nahi hoti,
Bas insaan ko andar se gehra karne ke liye hoti hain.
Log kehte hain—
“Waqt ke saath sab bhool jaata hai insaan…”
Shayad woh sahi kehte hon,
Magar mujhe lagta hai
Insaan bhoolta kuch bhi nahi,
Bas yaadon ke saath jeene ka
Saleeqa seekh leta hai.
Ab tum yaad aati ho
To aankhon mein aansu har baar nahi aate,
Kabhi halki si muskurahat bhi aa jaati hai…
Ke zindagi ne chahe tumhe mera na hone diya,
Magar ek waqt aisa bhi tha
Jab tumhara khayal hi
Meri duniya ko khoobsurat bana deta tha.
Aur haan…
Kabhi kabhi dil aaj bhi poochh leta hai—
“Agar us din kismat ne
Ek faisla mere haq mein likh diya hota,
To kya aaj meri zindagi kuch aur hoti?”
Main jawaab nahi deta…
Bas aasman ki taraf dekhta hoon,
Aur khamoshi se muskura deta hoon.
Kyunki ab samajh gaya hoon—
Har woh shakhs jise hum dil se chahte hain,
Zaroori nahi woh hamari zindagi ban jaaye…
Kuch log sirf isliye milte hain
Ke humein mohabbat ka matlab samjha sakein,
Phir khud ek yaad bankar
Humare andar kahin reh jaayein.
Tum bhi shayad meri zindagi ka
Wohi khoobsurat sa adhoora hissa ho…
Jise main paa nahi saka,
bhula nahi saka,
aur jiska zikr kiye bagair bhi
aaj tak dil mein sambhale hue hoon.

-Zulfikar Inamdar

“Ek Kami Jo Poori Na Hui”

Arz kiya hai…

Kabhi kabhi yunhi tanha baithta hoon,
To guzra hua waqt mere paas aa baithta hai,
Main kisi ko yaad karne ki koshish bhi nahi karta,
Phir bhi ek chehra aankhon mein utar aata hai.

Ajeeb rishta tha tumse…
Na tum meri thi, na main tumhara ho saka,
Phir bhi dil ne tumhe us jagah rakh diya,
Jahan aaj tak koi doosra aa na saka.

Maine waqt se kaha tha—
Jo mera nahi, use mujhse door kar de,
Waqt tumhe to bahut door le gaya…
Magar tumhari yaadon ka kya karta,
Woh to mere andar hi ghar bana baithi thi.

Main maanta hoon,
Har mohabbat ko manzil milna zaroori nahi,
Har dua ka jawaab
Hamari marzi ke mutabiq hona zaroori nahi,
Magar dil bhi kitna nadaan hai…
Jise ek baar apna maan le,
Use bhoolne ke liye
Saari zindagi bhi kam pad jaati hai.

Kabhi khud se poochhta hoon—
Kami meri mohabbat mein thi,
Ya meri kismat ko tum manzoor nahi thi?

Kya main tum tak pahunchne mein der kar gaya,
Ya tumhara raasta kabhi meri taraf tha hi nahi?

Maine tumhe paane ke liye
Kisi se jung nahi ki,
Bas apne Rab se khamoshi mein maanga tha,
Aur shayad isi liye
Tumhare na milne ka gila bhi
Main duniya se nahi kar saka.

Bas dil mein ek sawaal reh gaya—

Jab tum meri kahani mein theharne wali hi nahi thi,
To tumse itni mohabbat hui hi kyun?

Tum chali gayi…
Magar tumhare baad bhi
Maine tumhari jagah kisi se bharne ki zid nahi ki,
Kyunki kuch khaali jagahen
Bharne ke liye nahi hoti,
Bas insaan ko andar se gehra karne ke liye hoti hain.

Log kehte hain—
“Waqt ke saath sab bhool jaata hai insaan…”

Shayad woh sahi kehte hon,
Magar mujhe lagta hai
Insaan bhoolta kuch bhi nahi,
Bas yaadon ke saath jeene ka
Saleeqa seekh leta hai.

Ab tum yaad aati ho
To aankhon mein aansu har baar nahi aate,
Kabhi halki si muskurahat bhi aa jaati hai…

Ke zindagi ne chahe tumhe mera na hone diya,
Magar ek waqt aisa bhi tha
Jab tumhara khayal hi
Meri duniya ko khoobsurat bana deta tha.

Aur haan…

Kabhi kabhi dil aaj bhi poochh leta hai—

“Agar us din kismat ne
Ek faisla mere haq mein likh diya hota,
To kya aaj meri zindagi kuch aur hoti?”

Main jawaab nahi deta…

Bas aasman ki taraf dekhta hoon,
Aur khamoshi se muskura deta hoon.

Kyunki ab samajh gaya hoon—
Har woh shakhs jise hum dil se chahte hain,
Zaroori nahi woh hamari zindagi ban jaaye…

Kuch log sirf isliye milte hain
Ke humein mohabbat ka matlab samjha sakein,
Phir khud ek yaad bankar
Humare andar kahin reh jaayein.

Tum bhi shayad meri zindagi ka
Wohi khoobsurat sa adhoora hissa ho…

Jise main paa nahi saka,
bhula nahi saka,
aur jiska zikr kiye bagair bhi
aaj tak dil mein sambhale hue hoon.

“Main qarzdaar zaroor ho gaya hoon,
magar umeed se khaali nahi…
Duniya mera hisaab poochh rahi hai,
aur main apne Rab ki rehmat ka intezaar kar raha hoon.
Mujhe yakeen hai—
ek din meri majbooriyon se zyada
mere Rab ki rehmat ka zikr hoga.”

-Zulfikar Inamdar

Abhi Imtihaan Baaki Hai:

Arz kiya hai…

Main thak gaya hoon apni zindagi se,
Apnon ki khwahishein poori karte-karte,
Khud ki har khwahish ko dafan karta gaya,
Aur na jaane kab… karzdaar hota gaya.

Jinke chehron ki muskaan meri khushi hua karti thi,
Unki zarooraton mein apni zarooratein bhoolta gaya,
Kisi ko kami mehsoos na ho mere hote hue,
Bas isi zid mein main khud ko khota gaya.

Ab log poochhte hain—
“Paise kab tak dega? Waada to kal ka tha…”
Main khamosh ho jaata hoon,
Kyunki jo jawaab zubaan dena chahti hai,
Use meri majbooriyan rok leti hain.

Dil tharra jaata hai har sawaal par,
Phone ki har ghanti se dhadkan badh jaati hai,
Kisi ka naam screen par dikh jaaye to lagta hai,
Shayad phir kisi puraane waade ki
Tareekh yaad dilayi jaayegi.

Kya jawaab doon un logon ko?
Ke niyyat meri aaj bhi beimaan nahi hui,
Bas halaat mere waadon se tez nikle…
Main dena aaj bhi sabka chahta hoon,
Magar meri jeb meri niyyat ka saath nahi deti.

Sukoon jaise rooth gaya hai mujhse,
Neend bhi ab hisaab poochh kar aati hai,
Aankhein band karta hoon to qarz yaad aata hai,
Aankhein kholta hoon to zimmedari saamne khadi milti hai.

Zindagi kuch yun imtihaan le rahi hai,
Jaise bagair kitaab khole sawaal de diye gaye hon,
Aur main har roz khaali panne par
Apni majbooriyon se jawaab likh raha hoon.

Kisi se poochhta hoon—
“Kuch paise mil sakenge…?”
Phir sawaal khud hi mujhse poochhta hai—
“Agar mil bhi gaye to lautayega kaise?”

Ek qarz chukane ke liye
Doosre darwaaze par dastak dena,
Ye zindagi bhi kya ajeeb mod par le aayi hai…
Jahan madad milne ki dua bhi karta hoon,
Aur madad mil jaaye to uska bojh sochkar darr bhi lagta hai.

Meri zindagi mein tankhwa bhi
Bas aati hai naam ke liye,
Apni shareek-e-hayat ke haath mein
Poori kamaai rakh deta hoon.

Sochta hoon—
Ghar mein kisi chehre par fikr na aaye,
Meri wajah se kisi ki zaroorat adhuri na reh jaaye,
Magar sabki zindagi sambhalte-sambhalte
Meri apni zindagi mujhse sawaal karne lagi hai—

“Zulfikar, tera sukoon kahan hai?”

Main muskura kar baat taal deta hoon,
Kyunki kuch sawaalon ke jawaab
Aansu jaante hain… alfaaz nahi.

Din khatam ho rahe hain,
Raatein karwatein badal rahi hain,
Calendar ki tareekhein aage badh rahi hain,
Magar meri pareshaaniyaan
Jaise wahi khadi mera intezaar kar rahi hain.

Kabhi sochta hoon—
Ye imtihaan meri zindagi se kaise khatam honge?
Kab woh subah aayegi
Jab uthte hi paison ka khayal nahi aayega?

Kab phone bajega
Aur dil ghabrayega nahi?

Kab kisi apne ki khwahish sunkar
Pehle jeb nahi, dil jawaab dega?

Kab raat ko sote waqt
Kal kis ko kya dena hai ye nahi,
Kal kya khoobsurat karna hai
Ye soch kar aankhein band hongi?

Phir main apne Rab ko yaad karta hoon…

Wohi Rab,
Jisne mujhe kal bhi sambhala tha,
Jisne mere un aansuon ko bhi dekha
Jo maine duniya se chhupa kar bahaaye.

Roz dua karta hoon—

“Ya Allah,
Mujhe itna mat de ke main Tujhe bhool jaun,
Bas itna ata farma
Ke kisi ke saamne majboori mein haath na phailana pade.
Mere qarz ada karne ke raaste khol de,
Meri rizq mein barkat ata farma,
Mere ghar ko sukoon de,
Aur mere dil se ye bojh halka kar de.”

Phir Surah Ad-Duha ke ma’ani
Dil mein utaarne ki koshish karta hoon…

Aur apne aap se kehta hoon—

Agar aaj raat gehri hai
To iska matlab ye nahi
Ke subah ka waada khatam ho gaya.

Agar aaj mere haath khaali hain
To iska matlab ye nahi
Ke mere Rab ke khazane bhi khaali hain.

Agar aaj raaste band nazar aa rahe hain,
To mumkin hai mere Rab ne
Mere liye koi aisa darwaaza rakha ho
Jise meri nazar abhi dekh nahi paa rahi.

Bas isi umeed ko seene se laga kar
Main har raat so jaata hoon…

Kal shayad kuch badlega,
Kal shayad koi raasta niklega,
Kal shayad ye bojh halka hoga,
Kal shayad meri dua
Mere naseeb ka darwaaza khatkhatayegi.

Aur agar kal bhi imtihaan raha,
To main phir apne Rab ke saamne khada hounga,
Phir dua karunga,
Phir umeed karunga…

Kyunki duniya ke darwaazon se
Thak kar laut sakta hoon main,

Magar apne Rab ke dar se
Mayoos hokar lautna
Maine abhi seekha nahi.

“Yaad uski aati hai jise hum kabhi bhool jaate hain; kuch log toh dil mein is tarah bas jaate hain ke waqt unhe door zaroor kar deta hai, magar dil unhe kabhi ‘guzra hua’ keh hi nahi paata.”

-Zulfikar Inamdar

❤️‍🩹 “Tum Yaad Nahi Aati… Tum Yaad Rehti Ho”

Arz kiya hai…

Log mujhse aksar poochte hain,
“Kya ab bhi uski yaad aati hai?”

Main muskura deta hoon…

Unhe kaise samjhaun
Ke yaad toh uski aati hai
Jise insaan kabhi-kabhi bhool jaata ho…

Tumhe toh main bhoola hi nahi,
Tum yaad kaise aaogi…?

Tum toh mere andar
Us dhadkan ki tarah rehti ho
Jiska ehsaas har pal nahi hota,
Magar jiske bina
Ek pal bhi guzarta nahi…

Kabhi raat bahut khamosh ho
Aur neend aankhon se rooth jaaye,
Toh main tumhe dhoondhta nahi…

Bas aankhein band karta hoon
Aur tum khud-ba-khud
Mere khayalon ke paas aa baithti ho…

Na kuch kehti ho,
Na main kuch poochta hoon…

Bas kuch der
Meri tanhai tumhari ho jaati hai,
Aur tumhari yaad
Meri tanhai ki sabse khoobsurat awaaz…

Kabhi kisi mehfil mein
Mohabbat ka zikr chhid jaaye,
Toh sab apni-apni kahani sunate hain…

Koi milne ki baat karta hai,
Koi bichhadne ki,
Koi ishq ki jeet sunata hai,
Koi bewafai ka gham…

Aur main?

Main chup-chaap sunta rehta hoon…

Kyunki meri mohabbat ki kahani
Na jeet mein likhi ja sakti hai,
Na haar mein…

Maine tumhe paaya bhi nahi
Ke tumhe khone ka ilzaam doon,
Aur itna chaha hai
Ke tumhe gair bhi nahi keh sakta…

Kabhi kisi ko
Apne mehboob ka intezaar karte dekhta hoon,
Toh ajeeb si muskurahat aa jaati hai…

Dil dheere se kehta hai—

“Dekho…
Kisi ke naseeb mein intezaar ke baad
Mulaqat bhi likhi hoti hai…”

Phir na jaane kyun
Ek pal ke liye
Meri nazar darwaze par chali jaati hai…

Jaise dil ko ab bhi
Kisi namumkin se qadam ki aahat ka yaqeen ho…

Aqal samjhati hai—

“Koi nahi aayega…”

Aur dil jawab deta hai—

“Maine kab kaha ke mujhe yaqeen hai?
Mujhe toh bas intezaar achha lagta hai…”

Shayad mohabbat
Insaan ko thoda pagal kar hi deti hai…

Jo mil nahi sakta,
Uske milne ki umeed rakhta hai…

Jiska naam lene ka haq nahi,
Usi ka naam dil mein
Sabse mehfooz rakhta hai…

Jise apna keh nahi sakta,
Usi ki fikr
Apno se zyada karta hai…

Aur phir duniya ke saamne
Bilkul aam sa ban kar kehta hai—

“Sab theek hai…”

Tumhe pata hai?

Kabhi-kabhi main bahut khush hota hoon…

Dil kholkar hasta hoon,
Doston se baatein karta hoon,
Zindagi ko jeeta hoon…

Aur achanak
Kisi lafz mein,
Kisi khushboo mein,
Kisi geet mein,
Kisi ajnabi ki muskurahat mein…

Tum mil jaati ho.

Us waqt dard nahi hota…

Bas dil kuch pal ke liye
Bahut dheere dhadakta hai…

Jaise andar se koi keh raha ho—

“Kaash…
Ye khoobsurat pal
Uske saath baant sakte…”

Tab samajh aata hai
Ke insaan sirf gham mein
Kisi ko yaad nahi karta…

Kabhi-kabhi sabse zyada yaad
Khushi mein aati hai…

Kyunki dard toh
Insaan akela seh leta hai,

Magar jab koi khoobsurat lamha aaye
Aur dil kahe—

“Kaash woh yahan hoti…”

Toh woh kami
Aankhon tak pahunch hi jaati hai…

Maine bahut baar
Tumhe bhoolne ka faisla kiya…

Tumhari yaadon se
Thoda door jaane ki koshish ki…

Khud ko samjhaya—

“Jo tera nahi,
Uske liye dil ko kyun pareshan karna?”

Magar dil bhi ajeeb vakil nikla…

Har baar tumhari taraf se
Koi nayi daleel le aaya—

Kabhi tumhari muskurahat,
Kabhi tumhari saadgi,
Kabhi tumhari koi chhoti si baat,
Kabhi woh ehsaas
Jo tumhare naam se hi
Mere andar utar aata hai…

Aur main har baar
Apne hi dil se mukadma haar gaya…

Phir ek din
Maine tumhe bhoolne ki koshish hi chhod di…

Socha—

Kyun bhoolun?

Har mohabbat ko manzil mile,
Ye zaroori toh nahi…

Har dua ka jawab
Hamari marzi ke mutabiq aaye,
Ye bhi zaroori nahi…

Aur har woh shakhs
Jo dil mein utar jaaye,
Zindagi mein bhi hamara ho…

Shayad ye bhi zaroori nahi…

Isliye ab tumhari yaad se
Ladta nahi hoon…

Aati hai toh
Thodi der paas bitha leta hoon…

Kabhi usse baatein karta hoon,
Kabhi uske saath muskura leta hoon,
Kabhi aankh bhar aaye
Toh aansu bhi girne deta hoon…

Phir dil se bas itna kehta hoon—

“Jahan bhi ho…
Khush rehna.”

Tum meri ho ya nahi,
Ye faisla zindagi ka hai…

Magar tumhare liye
Mere dil mein kya hai,
Ye faisla sirf mera hai…

Aur maine faisla kar liya hai—

Tumhe paane ki zid nahi karunga,
Tumhe rokne ki koshish nahi karunga,
Tumhari zindagi par
Apna koi haq nahi rakhunga…

Magar tumhare liye jo izzat,
jo fikr, jo dua mere dil mein hai…
Use kisi faasle ki saza nahi dunga.

Agar kabhi
Tum kisi aur ke saath
Bahut khush nazar aao…

Toh mumkin hai
Meri aankhein ek pal ke liye nam ho jaayein…

Main insaan hoon,
Dil hai mere paas…

Dard toh hoga…

Magar yaqeen karo,
Us nami ke peeche bhi
Ek dua hogi—

“Bas ye muskurahat
Iske chehre se kabhi kam na ho…”

Shayad yahi meri mohabbat ki
Sabse ajeeb baat hai…

Dil tumhe apna dekhna chahta hai,
Aur mohabbat tumhe khush dekhna…

Aur jab dono mein se
Kisi ek ko chunna pade,

Toh main har baar
Apne dil ko samjha lunga…

Tumhari khushi ko nahi.

Saal guzarte rahenge…

Mausam badlenge…

Chehre badlenge…

Zindagi apne naye panne likhti rahegi…

Ho sakta hai
Ek waqt ke baad
Hum dono ke darmiyaan
Itni doori aa jaaye
Ke ek doosre ki khabar tak na rahe…

Magar mujhe lagta hai
Kuch rishte khabar ke mohtaaj nahi hote…

Woh baaton se nahi,
Ehsaas se zinda rehte hain…

Aur agar kabhi
Bahut saalon baad
Kisi shaam tumhe achanak
Mera khayal aa jaaye…

Toh ye mat sochna
Ke main tumhara intezaar karte-karte
Wahin ruk gaya hoga…

Nahi…

Main zindagi jeeyunga.

Hansunga.
Safar karunga.
Khwab dekhunga.
Apni adhuri kahaniyon ke baad
Naye panne bhi likhunga…

Magar dil ke ek kone mein
Ek jagah aisi zaroor hogi
Jahan waqt ko bhi
Kuch badalne ki ijazat nahi hogi…

Wahan tum rahogi.

Na meri hokar,
Na mujhse juda hokar…

Bas ek khoobsurat ehsaas bankar…

Aur agar us din
Tum apne dil se poochho—

“Kya kisi ne mujhe kabhi
Sach mein itna chaha tha?”

Toh shayad meri khamoshi
Tum tak pahunch jaaye…

Aur kahe—

“Haan…

Ek shakhs tha
Jo tumhe har roz yaad nahi karta tha…
Kyunki tumhe bhoolne jitni fursat
Uske dil ko kabhi mili hi nahi.”

Woh tumhara intezaar
Darwaze par nahi karta tha…

Tumhari khushi ka intezaar
Apni duaon mein karta tha…

Woh tumhe apna banane ki
Zid nahi karta tha…

Bas itna chahta tha
Ke zindagi tumhe kabhi
Us tarah na rulaye
Jis tarah tumhari kami ne
Use kabhi-kabhi rulaya tha…

Aur shayad
Uski mohabbat ka sabse gehra raaz
Yahi tha—

Tum uski zindagi mein kitni thi,
Ye duniya kabhi jaan nahi paayi…

Magar uski zindagi mein
Jahan-jahan khamoshi thi,
Wahan-wahan tum thi… ❤️🥀

Aur ek aakhri line—

“Tumse baat ho ya na ho, mulaqat ho ya na ho… meri zindagi ke kuch khamosh lamhon par naam hamesha tumhara hi rahega.” ❤️‍🩹

“Agar tum meri manzil na ban sako, toh bhi meri mohabbat adhuri nahi hogi; tumhari yaad aankhon mein nami ban kar rahegi, tumhari khushi honton par muskurahat… aur main tumhe khone ke baad bhi zindagi ko khona nahi seekhunga.”

-Zulfikar Inamdar

❤️‍🩹 “Main Tere Baad Bhi Mohabbat Se Jeeyunga”

Arz kiya hai…

Agar kabhi waqt hum dono ke darmiyaan
Faaslon ki koi deewar khadi kar de,
Toh main us deewar ko giraane ki zid nahi karunga…
Bas apne dil mein ek chhoti si khidki rakhunga,
Jahan se teri yaad roz mujh tak aati rahe…

Tu meri zindagi mein rahe ya na rahe,
Tere hone ka ehsaas sambhal kar rakhunga,
Jo lamhe tere saath naseeb hue
Unhe waqt ki gard mein khone nahi dunga,
Aur jo lamhe naseeb na hue…
Unhe apni khwahishon mein khoobsurat rehne dunga.

Main maanta hoon,
Tere bina kuch shaamein bahut lambi hongi,
Kuch raatein meri neend se rooth jaayengi,
Kuch geet be-wajah teri yaad dilaayenge,
Aur bheed ke beech bhi kabhi-kabhi
Dil achanak tanha ho jaayega…

Magar main jeeyunga…

Tujhe bhool kar nahi,
Tujhe apne andar ek khoobsurat ehsaas bana kar.

Kabhi teri yaad aayegi
Toh aankhein nam bhi hongi,
Magar yaqeen kar—
Un aansuon ke kisi kone mein
Ek halki si muskurahat bhi hogi…

Kyunki har yaad dard nahi deti,
Kuch yaadein ye bhi yaad dilati hain
Ke zindagi ne kabhi
Humein kisi ko sachche dil se chahne ka
Khoobsurat mauka diya tha…

Aur meri mohabbat ki
Sabse badi khoobsurti shayad yahi rahegi—

Tujhe yaad karke aankh bhar aaye,
Phir bhi tere khush hone ka khayal
Honton par muskurahat rakh de…

Main tere jaane ke baad
Mohabbat se nafrat nahi karunga…

Kyunki tere na milne mein
Mohabbat ka kya kasoor?

Mohabbat ne toh mujhe
Tera khayal rakhna sikhaya,
Teri khamoshi samajhna sikhaya,
Teri ek muskurahat mein
Apni poori shaam dhoondhna sikhaya…

Aur sabse badhkar—

Mohabbat ne mujhe sikhaya
Ke kisi ko apna kehne se bhi zyada khoobsurat
Kisi ki khushi ko apna samajhna hota hai.

Haan…

Kabhi dil zid karega
Ke kaash tu laut aaye…

Kabhi aankhein kisi bheed mein
Tera chehra talaash karengi…

Kabhi kisi anjaan khushboo se
Purani yaad ka darwaza khul jaayega…

Kabhi phone haath mein lekar
Dil kahega—
“Bas ek baar uska haal pooch loon…”

Aur shayad ungliyan ruk jaayengi…

Kyunki waqt ke baad
Mohabbat khatam nahi hoti,
Bas uske adab badal jaate hain…

Pehle baat karna zaroori lagta hai,
Phir bas uska khairiyat se hona kaafi lagta hai…

Main tujhe rokunga nahi…

Mohabbat agar qaid ban jaaye
Toh uski khoobsurti mar jaati hai.

Tu jaana chahe
Toh meri aankhon mein dard zaroor dekhna,
Magar mere honton par
Koi shikayat nahi milegi…

Main shayad itna hi kahunga—

“Apna khayal rakhna…”

Aur tum kya jaano,
Ye chaar lafz kehne mein
Mere andar kitni duniya tootegi…

Kyunki kabhi-kabhi
“Apna khayal rakhna” ka matlab hota hai—

“Ab tumhara khayal rakhne ka haq
Mere paas nahi raha…”

Us din main ro bhi sakta hoon…

Magar apne aansuon ko
Teri mohabbat ki haar nahi banne dunga.

Main unhe apne dil ki
Sabse sachchi gawahi samajhunga—

Ke haan…

Ek shakhs tha
Jise maine itni shiddat se chaha
Ke usse kho kar bhi
Uske liye bura nahi chaha…

Main apni zindagi rokunga nahi…

Subah hogi toh
Khidki kholunga…

Chai ki pehli chuski ke saath
Zindagi ko phir se mehsoos karunga…

Kabhi doston ke saath hansunga,
Kabhi akele sadkon par chalunga,
Kabhi baarish mein bheegunga,
Kabhi aasman ko der tak dekhunga…

Aur mumkin hai
Kisi khoobsurat shaam
Teri yaad achanak aa jaaye…

Main muskura kar aasman se kahunga—

“Dekho…
Aaj bhi yaad hai,
Magar ab yaad mujhe todti nahi…
Mere saath chalti hai.”

Main apne adhoore khwabon ko bhi
Phir se sajana seekhunga…

Kyunki ek khwab ke tootne ka matlab
Puri zindagi ka khatam ho jaana nahi hota…

Kuch manzilein chhoot jaati hain
Taake insaan ko pata chale—

Uske pairon mein abhi safar baaki hai.

Kuch log bichhad jaate hain
Taake dil samajh sake—

Mohabbat sirf saath rehne ka naam nahi,
Kabhi-kabhi door rehkar bhi
Kisi ke liye dil se achha chahna mohabbat hai.

Aur kuch kahaniyaan
Mukammal nahi hoti…

Phir bhi khoobsurat hoti hain.

Chaand har raat poora nahi hota,
Phir bhi log use dekhna nahi chhodte…

Phool hamesha shaakh par nahi rehta,
Phir bhi uski khushboo
Yaadon mein reh jaati hai…

Tum bhi meri zindagi mein
Shayad kuch aise hi reh jaana…

Meri nahi hokar bhi
Meri zindagi ka ek khoobsurat ehsaas…

Mere paas nahi,
Magar meri duaon ke aas-paas…

Meri baaton mein nahi,
Magar meri khamoshiyon ke kahin andar…

Aur agar kabhi
Saalon baad hum achanak mil jaayein…

Tumhare chehre par waqt ki
Kuch nayi lakeerein hongi,
Mere baalon mein bhi
Shayad kuch safedi utar chuki hogi…

Hum ek doosre ko dekhenge…

Kuch pal khamosh rahenge…

Bahut kuch kehna hoga,
Magar shayad kuch bhi nahi kahenge…

Bas tum muskura dena…

Main samajh jaunga
Ke meri duaon ne tumhara saath nahi chhoda.

Aur main bhi muskura dunga…

Taake tum samajh jao—

Tumhare jaane ke baad
Main barbaad nahi hua…
Bas thoda gehra ho gaya.

Maine dard ko alfaaz bana liya,
Tanhai ko humsafar,
Yaadon ko kitaab,
Aur tumhari kami ko
Jeene ka ek naya saleeqa…

Main tumhare baad bhi
Phoolon se mohabbat karunga,
Baarish mein bheegunga,
Khoobsurat shaamon ko mehsoos karunga,
Dil kholkar hansunga…

Haan, kabhi-kabhi ro bhi lunga…

Kyunki main tumhare chale jaane ki saza
Apni zindagi ko nahi dunga.

Tumse mohabbat ki thi…

Isliye zindagi se mohabbat karna
Kaise chhod doon?

Tum meri kahani ka
Sabse khoobsurat hissa ho sakti ho…

Magar meri kahani ka aakhri safha nahi.

Mere andar abhi
Bahut saari subahein baaki hain,
Bahut si baarishein,
Bahut se safar,
Bahut si muskurahatein…

Aur bahut si duayein…

Jinmein shayad
Tumhara naam zubaan par na aaye,

Magar dil ko maloom hoga
Ke un duaon ka ek khoobsurat hissa
Aaj bhi tumhare naam hai…

Isliye agar kabhi tumhe lage
Ke main tumhe bhool gaya…

Toh aisa mat samajhna.

Kuch log bhulaye nahi jaate,
Bas unhe yaad karne ka tareeqa badal jaata hai…

Pehle unki yaad mein
Insaan rota hai…

Phir unki yaad mein
Khamosh hota hai…

Aur ek din
Wahi yaad aaye toh
Aankhon mein nami ke saath
Honton par muskurahat aa jaati hai…

Shayad usi din
Mohabbat apni sabse khoobsurat manzil par pahunchti hai—

Jahan dil kehta hai:

“Tu meri nahi hui…
Iska dard hamesha rahega,
Magar tu meri zindagi mein kabhi aayi thi…
Iski khushi bhi mujhse koi nahi cheen sakta.”

Aur meri kahani?

Woh chalti rahegi…

Kuch panne aansuon se bheegenge,
Kuch muskurahaton se mehakenge,
Kuch par tera zikr hoga,
Kuch par meri nayi manzilein…

Magar kitaab band nahi hogi.

Kyunki mujhe mohabbat mein haar jaana manzoor hai…
Zindagi se haar jaana nahi. ❤️‍🩹

🖤 Aakhri do alfaaz

“Tum chale bhi gaye toh mohabbat kam nahi hogi…
Bas tumhe paane ki jagah, tumhare khush rehne ki dua le legi.” ❤️🥀

“Meri kahani mein tumhara naam shayad kahin likha na mile, kyunki kuch mohabbatein lafzon mein nahi likhi jaati… woh har us jagah mehsoos hoti hain, jahan likhne wala kuch kehne se pehle khamosh ho jaata hai.”

-Zulfikar Inamdar

🖤 “Agar Main Apni Kahani Likhun…”

Arz kiya hai…

Aaj dil ne kaha,
“Chal… apni kahani likhte hain…”

Main kagaz lekar baith toh gaya,
Magar der tak qalam haath mein khamosh raha…

Samajh hi nahi aaya
Kahani shuru kahan se karun…

Us bachpan se,
Jahan chhoti-chhoti cheezon mein
Puri duniya mil jaaya karti thi…

Ya us umr se,
Jahan duniya toh badi hoti gayi,
Magar mere hisse ki khushiyan
Chhoti hoti chali gayin…

Socha apne khwab likhun…

Phir yaad aaya,
Kuch khwab aankhon mein sajaaye zaroor the,
Magar unhe haqeeqat banne ka
Mauka hi kahan mila…

Kuch waqt ne tod diye,
Kuch halaat ne cheen liye,
Aur kuch maine khud hi dafan kar diye
Sirf apno ko khush dekhne ke liye…

Phir socha apne logon ke baare mein likhun…

Magar wahan bhi
Qalam ruk gaya…

Kyunki jinhe “apna” likhna chahta tha,
Unmein se kuch waqt ke saath gair ho gaye…

Aur kuch aise gair mile,
Jinhone bina koi rishta maange
Apno se zyada mera haal samjha…

Tab pata chala—

Rishte khoon se zaroor bante honge,
Magar apnapan sirf dil se banta hai…

Phir socha
Apni mohabbat likhun…

Bas yahin aakar
Meri ungliyan kaanp gayin…

Kyunki kuch mohabbatein
Kahani nahi hoti,
Woh insaan ke andar
Ek poori zindagi ban kar reh jaati hain…

Ek aisa naam
Jise duniya ke saamne lene ka haq na ho,
Magar tanhai mein
Dil har baar wahi pukare…

Ek aisa chehra
Jise roz dekhna naseeb mein na ho,
Magar aankhein band karo
Toh sabse pehle wahi nazar aaye…

Ek aisa rishta
Jiska duniya ki kisi kitaab mein
Koi naam na ho…

Magar dil ki kitaab kholo
Toh har safhe par
Usi ka zikr mile…

Socha likh doon
Ke kitni mohabbat thi…

Phir laga,
Mohabbat ko lafzon mein naapna
Uski tauheen hogi…

Kyunki kuch ehsaas
“I love you” keh dene se bhi
Poore nahi hote…

Woh toh bas
Kisi ki khairiyat sun kar milne wale sukoon mein,
Uski udaasi dekhkar hone wali bechaini mein,
Aur apni dua ke darmiyan
Achanak uska naam aa jaane mein samajh aate hain…

Phir socha
Apni tanhaiyaan likhun…

Woh raatein likhun
Jab sab so rahe the
Aur main apne hi sawaalon ke saath jaag raha tha…

Woh takiya likhun
Jisne mere aansu dekhe
Magar kabhi kisi se mera raaz nahi kaha…

Woh chhat likhun
Jise ghanton dekhte hue
Main khud ko samjhata raha—

“Bas… kal sab theek ho jaayega.”

Aur ajeeb baat dekho…

Kal aata raha,
Magar woh “sab theek” wala din
Pata nahi kis raaste mein reh gaya…

Phir socha
Apni muskurahat ke baare mein likhun…

Woh muskurahat
Jise dekhkar log kehte hain—

“Tum toh bahut khush rehte ho…”

Kaash woh jaan paate
Ke kuch muskurahatein khushi nahi hoti…

Woh aansuon ke liye
Chehre par banaya hua parda hoti hain…

Kai baar mehfil mein
Sabse zyada main hi hansa hoon…

Aur usi raat
Sabse zyada khamosh bhi main hi raha hoon…

Duniya ne meri hansi dekhi,
Magar mere kamre ki tanhai nahi…

Mere lafz sune,
Magar lafzon ke beech ki khamoshi nahi…

Mera chehra padha,
Magar aankhon mein chhupi
Woh adhoori kahani nahi…

Phir socha
Un logon ka zikr karun
Jinhone mujhe dard diya…

Magar dil ne kaha—

“Rehne de…
Jinhe tera dard samajhna hota,
Woh tujhe dard dete hi kyun?”

Aur qalam phir ruk gaya…

Kyunki shikayat bhi
Usi se ki jaati hai
Jiske laut aane ki umeed ho…

Jahan umeed hi mar jaaye,
Wahan insaan shikayat nahi karta…

Bas khamosh ho jaata hai.

Aur meri zindagi mein
Khamoshiyan bahut hain…

Kuch khamoshiyan
Un sawaalon ki
Jinka jawab kabhi mila nahi…

Kuch un rishton ki
Jinhe maine dil se nibhaya,
Magar saamne wale ne
Sirf zarurat tak rakha…

Kuch un lafzon ki
Jo honton tak aaye,
Magar is darr se wapas chale gaye
Ke kahin sach kehne se
Koi apna aur door na ho jaaye…

Aur kuch khamoshiyan…

Ek aise shakhs ke naam ki,
Jise dil ne kabhi gair maana hi nahi,
Chahe zindagi ne use
Kabhi mera hone hi na diya…

Kabhi-kabhi sochta hoon—

Agar zindagi ek baar pooch leti,
“Bata, tujhe kya chahiye?”

Toh shayad main
Daulat nahi maangta,
Shohrat nahi maangta,
Badi duniya nahi maangta…

Bas kuch purane lamhe maang leta…

Woh waqt
Jab dil itna samajhdaar nahi tha…

Woh neend
Jisme fikrein nahi hoti thi…

Woh hansi
Jiske peeche koi dard nahi tha…

Aur…

Woh ek shakhs,
Jiske paas baithkar
Mujhe duniya se aur kuch nahi chahiye hota…

Magar waqt bhi kitna ajeeb saudagar hai…

Jo cheez humein sabse zyada pyaari hoti hai,
Aksar usi ko yaad bana kar
Hamare paas chhod deta hai…

Aur phir poori umr
Hum us yaad ko sambhalte hue
Ye dikhawa karte rehte hain
Ke hum aage badh chuke hain…

Sach kahun?

Kuch logon se insaan aage nahi badhta…
Bas unke bina chalna seekh leta hai.

Unki yaad kam nahi hoti,
Bas uska zikr kam ho jaata hai…

Dard khatam nahi hota,
Bas sehne ki aadat ho jaati hai…

Aankhein rona nahi chhodti,
Bas aansu
Logon ke saamne girna chhod dete hain…

Phir ek din
Aaina dekhte hue mehsoos hota hai—

Chehra wahi hai…
Magar chehre ke peeche wala insaan
Kitna badal gaya…

Jo kabhi har kisi ko rok leta tha,
Ab jaane walon ko raasta de deta hai…

Jo kabhi har baat ka jawab chahta tha,
Ab kuch sawaalon ko
Bina jawab ke hi dafan kar deta hai…

Jo kabhi kisi ke badal jaane par
Raat bhar rota tha,
Ab sirf muskura kar kehta hai—

“Khush raho…”

Aur ye do lafz
Kabhi-kabhi
Mohabbat ka sabse dardnaak roop hote hain…

Kyunki unke andar chhupa hota hai—

“Tum mere saath khush nahi reh sake,
Toh kam se kam mere bina hi khush rehna…”

Phir socha
Apni haar likhun…

Magar pata chala
Main haara kahan hoon?

Haan, kuch log nahi mile…
Kuch khwab poore nahi hue…
Kuch rishte toot gaye…
Kuch apne badal gaye…

Magar itna sab hone ke baad bhi
Mere andar kisi ke liye nafrat paida nahi hui…

Shayad meri sabse badi jeet yahi hai.

Main aaj bhi dua deta hoon
Un logon ko bhi
Jinhone mujhe raaton ko rulaya…

Kyunki main nahi chahta
Ke jo dard mujhe mila,
Woh kisi aur ke naseeb mein aaye…

Aur jis shakhs ko
Mera dil sabse zyada chahta raha…

Uske liye toh
Aaj bhi dil se bas yahi nikalta hai—

“Ya Allah…
Agar woh meri kismat mein nahi,
Toh meri zid se uski zindagi mushkil mat karna…

Use jahan rakhna, khush rakhna…
Jiske saath rakhna, mehfooz rakhna…
Uski aankhon ki chamak kabhi kam na hone dena…
Aur agar kabhi uske dil par bojh aaye,
Toh uske hisse ka kuch dard bhi
Mere naseeb mein likh dena…”

Kyunki mohabbat ka matlab
Sirf kisi ko paa lena hota,
Toh shayad duniya mein
Adhoori mohabbat itni khoobsurat na hoti…

Kuch mohabbatein mukammal hokar khatam ho jaati hain…
Aur kuch adhuri rehkar
Insaan ke andar hamesha ke liye zinda ho jaati hain.

Ab agar koi mujhse pooche—

“Tumhari kahani kya hai?”

Toh shayad main
Koi kitaab na dikhaun…

Bas muskura kar kahun—

Meri kahani?

Kuch khwab the
Jo aankhon tak aaye,
Magar zindagi tak nahi…

Kuch log the
Jo zindagi mein aaye,
Magar zindagi bhar nahi…

Kuch lafz the
Jo dil mein rahe,
Magar honton tak nahi…

Kuch aansu the
Jo aankhon mein aaye,
Magar duniya ke saamne nahi…

Aur…

Ek mohabbat thi…

Jise maine dil ki
Sabse khoobsurat jagah di…

Us par kabhi haq nahi jataya,
Usse kabhi apni majboori nahi banaya,
Uski khushi ke badle
Kabhi apni mohabbat ka sila nahi maanga…

Bas chup-chaap chaha…

Itna chaha
Ke ek waqt ke baad
Use paane ki khwahish bhi
Uske khush rehne ki dua ke saamne
Chhoti lagne lagi…

Aur shayad…

Meri poori kahani ka
Sabse khoobsurat aur sabse dardnaak jumla
Bas itna hi hai—

“Jise main apni kahani ka aakhri safha banana chahta tha…
Zindagi ne use meri kahani ka
sabse khoobsurat adhura panna bana diya.”

Aur agar kabhi
Woh shakhs meri ye kahani padhe…

Toh main nahi chahta
Ke use afsos ho…

Bas ek pal ke liye
Uska dil khamosh ho…

Aur use mehsoos ho—

“Duniya ki bheed mein
Koi tha…
Jisne mujhe paane se zyada
Mujhe chaha tha.”

Koi tha
Jisne mera naam duniya se chhupaya,
Magar apne dil se kabhi nahi…

Koi tha
Jisne mujhe apni kismat mein na paakar bhi
Apni duaon se kabhi juda nahi kiya…

Koi tha
Jo mera ho na saka…

Magar jiski kahani mein
Main kabhi kisi aur jaisi nahi thi… ❤️🥀

Aur ek aakhri line…

“Tum meri zindagi ka woh hissa ho jise main duniya ko suna nahi saka… aur dil se mita nahi saka.” ❤️