💬 Quote:
“Har girte pal me sirf dard nahi tha… balki har girte pal me nayi taqat bhi chhupi thi.”
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Zindagi ke raaste andheron se sajaye gaye,
Par Zulfi ne har andhera roshni me badla gaya.
Aansu kabhi dikhaaye nahi kisi ke samne,
Raat ki khamoshi me har gham ko peeta gaya.
Mohabbat ne aaya, phir chhod kar gaya,
Par dil ne phir bhi uski yaad ko god me sajaaya.
Kuch log saath chale, kuch chale gaye,
Par yaadon ne hamesha saath nibhaaya.
Rishte ban kar saaye, phir dhool ban gaye,
Par himmat ne kabhi piche mud kar na dekha.
Girte girte bhi apni rooh ko sambhala,
Aur sapno ne har andhere ko roshan kiya.
Raat ki tanhaayi ne aksar sawal poocha,
“Thak gaye ho?” — Muskura ke kaha, “Bas thodi aur bachi hai.”
Duniya ne kaha — “Tu haar gaya,”
Main hansa — “Gir kar uthna bhi meri fitrat hai.”
Gham ke dariya me doob kar bhi,
Subah ki duaon ne har zakm ko sukhaaya.
Kaam, zimmedari, mohabbat aur yaadon ka bojh,
Sab ne mil kar bhi Zulfi ko kabhi tod na paaya.
Aur phir aayi mohabbat, ek aisi jo shayad adhoori reh gayi,
Dil ne use apna samjha, par waqt ne khud se juda kar diya.
Chahat ki aag me jal ke bhi,
Zulfi ne kabhi apni izzat ko na toda.
Raaton ki tanhaayi me sirf yaad bani rahi,
Har pal uske chehre ki roshni aankhon me chamak rahi.
Usne kaha tha — “Hum hamesha saath rahenge,”
Par waqt ne us wada ko dhool me mila diya.
Dil ke tukde ginte ginte Zulfi ne seekha,
Pyaar me haarna bhi ek kala hai, aur jeetna bhi.
Gham ke dariyaon me bhi himmat ka safar jari raha,
Har zakm ko duaon aur umeed se bhara gaya.
Bachpan se leke aaj tak raaste khud banaye,
Khud ko sambhal kar har mod par naye rang laaye.
Andheron ka shor aur logon ki baatein,
Donon ne ek hi seekh di — khud par bharosa rakhna.
Mohabbat ki chaadar ne kabhi gham ko dhaka,
Aur khushiyon ke pal ne dil ko chamka diya.
Rishtey bade the, yaadein gehri thi,
Par Zulfi ne har ek lamha khud ke liye rakha.
Girte girte bhi insaan ko seekhna padta hai,
Har zakm ek kitaab ka panna ban jaata hai.
Raat ke andheron ne sawal poocha,
“Tu akela kaise?” — Main muskura ke keh diya,
“Akela hun, par khud se kabhi juda nahi.”
Duniya ne kaha — “Tu ab chhup ja,”
Par andar ka toofan har baar keh gaya —
“Khud ko dikha, khud ko jeeta.”
Mohabbat ke dard ne rooh ko peela kiya,
Aur phir bhi Zulfi ne khud ko sabse zyada pyara paaya.
Raaton me aankhon ke saaye aur sapno ki roshni,
Donon ne saath chal kar safar ko nayi shakti di.
Har mod pe aasmaan aur zameen ka farq samjha,
Par apne andar ke insaan ko kabhi bhool na paaya.
Kaam, zimmedari aur mohabbat ka bojh saath,
Har din ne himmat aur himmat ka rang dikhaya.
Andheron me khud ko paaya,
Aur roshni me apne armaan ko sanjhaaya.
Aansu bhi sikhate hain, muskaan bhi sikhati hai,
Zulfi ne dono se hi jeet ka raasta dhoondha.
Duniya ke nazdeek woh sirf khamosh tha,
Par andar se toofan ban kar har mushkil se ladta raha.
Mohabbat ke tukde aur yaadon ke bojh ke bawajood,
Har zakm ne use aur majboot kar diya.
Har raat ki tanhaayi ne dard ko saath diya,
Aur subah ki roshni ne himmat ko saath diya.
Khud se ladkar khud ko jeetna,
Yehi Zulfi ka asli hunar ban gaya.
Andheron me bhi ek roshni ka jharna,
Har ghum ko apni duaon me dhalta gaya.
Dil ke tukde, yaadon ke bojh, gham ke dariya,
Sab mil kar bhi Zulfi ko kabhi tod na paaya.
Aaj jab aaina poochta hai — “Kaun ho tum?”
Main kehta hoon—
“Woh jo har girte pal me gir kar bhi khud ko uthata raha.”
Zindagi ne lakh baar giraane ki koshish ki,
Par Zulfi har baar gir kar bhi khud ko khada kar gaya.
Mohabbat, heartbreak, dard, aur sapne,
Sab ne mil kar ek insaan ko shahkaar banaya.
Andheron ke saaye aur roshni ke pal,
Donon me Zulfi ne khud ko sabse zyada jeeta.
Aur akhir me ek sher, jo sab kuch samet le:
“Har zakm ne seekh di, har aansu ne taqat di,
Aur Zulfi ne har girte pal me khud ko jeeta diya.”
Sher O Shayeri 