Arz kiya hai…

Raat ne aaj phir mere zakhmon ko awaaz diya,
Main chup tha, par dard ne dil ke darwaze khol diya.

Hawa bhi aaj kuch dheemi si chal rahi thi,
Jaise wo bhi mere gham par duaayein de rahi ho.

Wo yaad… jo kabhi muskura kar chali gayi thi,
Aaj phir se aankhon ke kone me aansu banke chalak gayi.

Sham ki dhund me uska andaaz yaad aaya,
Us pal ki garmi ne thande lamhon ko rok liya.

Main socha tha waqt marham ban jayega kabhi,
Par waqt ne to ulta purane gham naya bana diye.

Aaine me khud ko dekha to khud se hi ghabra gaya,
Kya kuch kho diya maine, ye soch ke dil laraz gaya.

Usne ek pal ki qurbat di thi kabhi be-hisab,
Aur humne zindagi bhar ke faisle us pal par thop diye.

Log kehte hai mohabbat waqt se haari nahi karti,
Par sach ye hai—kabhi kabhi waqt dil ki har saans tod deta hai.

Tanhayi bhi ajab sa imtihaan leti rehti hai,
Kabhi khamosh reh kar rulati hai, kabhi yaadon se dagh deti hai.

Aur ye dil bhi kitna ajeeb hai,
Jisne dard diya, usi ko sabse gehra maqam de rakha hai.

Shayad yahi mohabbat ka asal imtihaan hota hai,
Jisne zara si muskurahat di, dil ne us par saari umr taaj rakh diya.

Arz Kiya hai…

Tumhe itna ehsaas to rakhna tha pyaare,
Sataana nahi tha sataaye hue ko…

Woh chhup kar rota tha, magar aansu cheekh kar kehte the,
Ke dil ka bojh kam se kam tum samajh lete sahaye hue ko…

Uska to din bhi bhar jata tha tanha soch ke saaye se,
Aur raat ko yaadein bhi chubhti thein, jaise taana diye hue ko…

Zindagi bhar ki thakan le kar, jab woh tum tak aata tha,
Ek tasalli de dete, na yun khamoshi me uljha dete hue ko…

Har musibat ka bojh uthane ka aadat to thi us bechare ko,
Par tumhari chhoti si beparwahi ne thoda aur jhuka diya hue ko…

Tumhari baaton ka tevar, tumhari nazron ka bojh,
Kayi dafa lagta tha jaise qismat ne bhi thokar maar di hue ko…

Agar pyaar sachcha hota, tum thoda to ruk kar dekh lete,
Suljha dete un raaston ko, jo phisla rahe the chale hue ko…

Un thandi saanson me bhi ek aakhri ummeed jal rahi thi,
Kaash koi keh de, “Aao… main hoon tere saath, ghabraaye hue ko…”

Tumhe itna ehsaas to rakhna tha pyaare,
Sataana nahi tha sataaye hue ko…

Akhir me yeh kahaan ke, dard ka ye riwaaj na rakho,
Mohabbat me kabhi na rulana… dil se lagaaye hue ko.

Arz kiya hai…

Ab shaukh nahi mujhko saccha saabit karne ka,
Aapne kaha das aur das paachas, sahi hai, khushiya manao.

Har shak ko chhodo, ab dil ko bechain na karo,
Aapne muskurake kaha, bas khushiya manao.

Koshish meri thi, apne aap ko dikhane ki,
Par aapke lafz ne har gham ko mita diya, khushiya manao.

Ab na koi shak, na koi gham ka saaya,
Sirf ye pal hai, jo dil se mehsoos hai, khushiya manao.

Jo chhota tha, vo bada ho gaya,
Aur jo lamha tha, vo yaad ban gaya, khushiya manao.

Chhodo un baaton ko jo kabhi dil ko dukhati thi,
Ab sirf muskaan aur pyar ko hi apnao, khushiya manao.

Zindagi ka safar hai, kabhi khushi, kabhi gham,
Par aaj ke lamhe ko sirf gale lagao, khushiya manao.

Ab shaukh nahi mujhko saccha saabit karne ka,
Bas aapke saath ye zindagi sajaane ka, khushiya manao.

Arz kiya hai…

Yun to tujh par koyi ikhtiyaar nahi mera,
Magar Khuda ki kasam, tere aas paas bhatakne wale zeher lagte hain kareeb se.

Har kadam pe teri khamoshi ka asar hai,
Har lamha teri yaadon ka izhar hai.

Woh log jo bhatak ke aate hain,
Jaise mere dil ke armaan ko chubh jaate hain.

Phir bhi, tu mere saaye ke paas hai,
Aur main sirf teri khamoshi mein basa rehta hoon.

Har saans mein tera rang,
Har nazar mein tera sang,
Aur phir bhi… bas tu hi tu,
Mere dil ke kareeb se guzarta hai.

Tere bina ye raat adhoori lagti hai,
Tere bina ye khamoshi bhi dhoori lagti hai.

Jo bhi door ho jaaye is jahaan mein,
Tera asar mere dil ke qareeb se door nahi hota.

Aur jab tu pass hota hai,
Har gham khushi mein dhal jaata hai,
Har zakhm sirf marham ban jaata hai,
Aur har lamha bas tere naam se roshan ho jaata hai.

Tere honthon ki muskaan,
Mere andheron ka ujala ban jaati hai,
Aur tera saaya sirf mere dil ke paas…
Ek raahnuma ban ke reh jaata hai.

Arz kiya hai…

Jo kuch bigaada, bas apna hi bigaada,
Kisi ka dil thoda nahi, kisi ka raasta roka nahi.

Apni hi saanson ko main ne bojh banaya,
Kisi aur ki zindagi par saya kabhi dala nahi.

Girte hue bhi maine kisi ka daman nahi thaama,
Daudta raha tanha, kisi ka qadam uljhaaya nahi.

Khataon ka hisaab bhi maine khud se hi poocha,
Kisi aur ki rooh ko kabhi ruswa kiya nahi.

Main ne apne ghamon ko apne hi ghar me kaid rakha,
Kisi aur ke sheeshe se dil ko kabhi daraaya nahi.

Barbaadi bhi aayi to sirf meri zindagi tak mehdood rahi,
Kisi ke khwaabon ko maine zara sa bhi hilaaya nahi.

Zindagi bhar apne hi bojh se jhulta raha,
Par kisi aur ke kando par bojh bithaaya nahi.

Main ne khud ko andheron me chhupa liya tha aksar,
Magar kisi ke aasmaan se ujala chheena nahi.

Rishte bhi toot gaye to meri hi khami thi,
Isme kisi aur ka daaman kabhi maila hua nahi.

Chalne diya sabko unke apne manzilon ki taraf,
Apni thakaan ka aalam kisi ko batlaaya nahi.

Ye sab dard aur raaz bas mere hi naam ke liye,
Maine ne sirf khud ko hi aazmaaya hai kisi aur ki nahi.

Arz kiya hai…

Tute hue kaach ki tarah chakna chur ho gaye hai,
Kisiko chub na jaye isliye sab se dur ho gaye hai.

Akad se bhi khatam ho jate hai rishte,
Har baar kasoor galtiyo ka nahi hota.

Khud se hi chhup jaate hai, khud ko sambhalte hai,
Par dard ke ye tukde, dil ke kareeb hi reh gaye hai.

Har muskaan ke peeche chhupi hai ek kahani,
Jo kabhi kahi, bas humse chhup ho gaye hai.

Zindagi ke raaste, tanhaai ke saaye,
Jo hum chune, vohi aksar tut gaye hai.

Rishtey the ya sirf yaadein reh gayi,
Har ek mulaqat, bas yaadon mein durr ho gaye hai.

Dil se dil tak raasta jo kabhi saaf tha,
Ab khamoshi ke samundar mein doob gaye hai.

Par phir bhi umeed ka ek chirag jalta hai,
Tute hue kaach bhi kabhi roshni mein ubhar gaye hai.

Tute hue kaach ke tukde bhi kabhi roshan ho jaate hai,
Dard ke saaye me bhi dil ke armaan saj jaate hai.

Arz kiya hai…

Mai bachpan se saadaa tha dil ka,
Khushi aur pyaar se bhara har pal tha mera.
Bahar waalo ko chorho, gharwalo tak ne jeene nahi diya,
Har muskaan par sawal, har khushi par intezaar tha.

Duniya ke rangon se door, main bas apni soch me khoya,
Par har pal, har lamha, ek khamoshi ka bojh sa tha.
Jitna khula mai tha, utni hi zindagi ne bandhan diye,
Aur dil ka sadaa pan, bas yaadon me reh gaya.

Har chhoti khushi bhi darr se ghiri thi,
Aur har raat apni tanhaayi me royi thi.
Log kehte the, “Bada ho ja, samajh ja,”
Par mere andar ki awaaz ne kabhi shor nahi machaya.

Zindagi ke rang, rang nahi paaye mere armaan,
Har sapna adhoora, har khushi adhuri si lagi.
Phir bhi dil ka sadaa pan, ek nayi roshni de jaata,
Aur mai jeeta raha, is dard aur umeed ke saaye me.

Bachpan ka mai, sadaa tha bas apni dunia me,
Par ye dil, ye rooh, phir bhi jeeti hai har andhera me.

Arz kiya hai…

Dard kha gaye mere bolne ka hunar,
Warna hum to wo the jo sab ko apna kaha karte the.

Jin ke liye dil ke aasman par sitare sajaaye,
Wahi log humpar toofan gira karte the.

Har moḍ par saath chhodte rahe log apne,
Hum to wo the jo rishte ko kabhi toota nahi kaha karte the.

Aansu bhi ab jaane anjaane behte hain,
Pehle hum gham ko hansi me chhupa karte the.

Kis-kis se apni baat kehkar dil halka karte,
Log to hamari khamoshi ko bhi gunah kaha karte the.

Safar me saath chalne ka wada sab ne kiya tha,
Manzilon par akela hi hum nazar aate the.

Kuch logon ka pyaar sirf mauqe tak tha,
Hum to wo the jo har lamhe unke liye dua karte the.

Aaj chup rehna hi behtar lagta hai Zulfikar,
Kal hum hi the jo mehfilon me roshni jaga karte the.

Phir bhi dil me ek umeed ki roshni hai jagi,
Ho sakta hai koi phir se apna ban jaaye, is safar me humko paaye.

Dard ne sikhaya humko khud ki kadar karna,
Warna hum to wo the jo sabke liye jaan de diya karte the.

Arz kiya hai…

Muhabbat, pyaar, ulfat me hisaab-kitaab kya kare,
Wo jab bhi yaad aata hai, behisaab yaad aata hai…

Kisi ki muskuraahat ka jo ehsaas dil me utar gaya,
Phir uske baad har chehra bas kharaab yaad aata hai…

Woh raatein, woh guftgu, woh khamoshi ka noor sab,
Aaj bhi tanhaaiyon me la-jawaab yaad aata hai…

Kabhi wo gham me humara naam leke ro diya tha,
Ye soch kar abhi tak dil ko azab yaad aata hai…

Jahaan usne kabhi apne haath se chai pilayi thi,
Aaj wo poora shehar hi azab yaad aata hai…

Kisi mod par judaayi ka jo qissa likh diya gaya,
Har umr ka har lamha usi ka hisaab yaad aata hai…

Zameen pe uske qadmon ka jo halka sa nishaan tha,
Ab bhi hawa ka har jhonka uska naqaab yaad aata hai…

Kabhi mehfilon me uski hansi barishon si girti thi,
Aaj barf si chhup-chhup kar woh azaab yaad aata hai…

Har baar dua me jo hum uska naam lete the,
Wo aasmaan tak uthta hua giryaab yaad aata hai…

uski yaadon me jo mehfil basa rakhi hai,
Woh dil se poochho — har raat be-niqaab yaad aata hai…

pyaar ka hisaab na likh paaya umr bhar,
Jo likha bhi, wo har dafa be-hisab yaad aata hai…

jis ko bhoolne nikla tha kabhi,
Ajeeb hai — wo aaj bhi la-jawab yaad aata hai…