aakhri baar jo tum mile the, wo din ab bhi yaad hai,
halka sa muskura rahe the tum, par aankhon mein kuch baat thi,
jaise kehna to bahut kuch chahte the, par lafz kam pad gaye,
aur hum dono ke beech kuch khamosh sawaal reh gaye।
hawa dheere chal rahi thi, waqt bhi ruk sa gaya tha,
main tumhe dekh raha tha, aur dil kahin kho gaya tha,
us pal mein sab kuch tha, par kuch bhi poora nahi tha,
jaise ek kahani likhi gayi ho, par end uska likha nahi tha।
woh aakhri mulaqat, woh unsuni baatein,
beeti hui yaadein, ab toh saath nahi,
dil ke raaste veeran, par yaad teri hai saath,
jise chhupa ke rakha hai main, yunhi dil ke haathon mein.
tumne kuch baatein kahi thi jo aaj bhi yaad aati hain,
unmein chhupi hui wo doori mujhe ab samajh aati hai,
tab laga sab theek ho jaayega, waqt ke saath sambhal jaayega,
par ye nahi pata tha ki waqt hi sab kuch badal jaayega।
main ghar laut aaya tha us din thoda khamosh sa,
jaise dil ne kuch mehsoos kiya ho jo samajh nahi aaya,
aur us raat main so nahi paaya, bas sochta hi reh gaya,
ki jo tha wo sach tha ya sab kuch ek sapna tha।
woh aakhri mulaqat, woh unsuni baatein,
beeti hui yaadein, ab toh saath nahi,
dil ke raaste veeran, par yaad teri hai saath,
jise chhupa ke rakha hai main, yunhi dil ke haathon mein.
agli subah sab kuch normal lag raha tha,
par andar kuch toot chuka tha dheere dheere,
tumhari taraf se jo doori badh rahi thi,
wo mere dil tak pahunch rahi thi chupke se।
main messages likhta tha, phir delete kar deta tha,
call karne ka sochta tha, phir darr jaata tha,
jaise har koshish ke saath ek darr juda ho,
ki kahin tum aur door na ho jao mujhse।
phir ek din sab kuch khatam ho gaya bina kisi awaaz ke,
na koi ladai, na koi shor, bas ek chup sa theherav,
tum apni duniya mein kho gaye, main apni mein reh gaya,
aur beech ka jo rishta tha, wo hawa mein kho gaya।
woh aakhri mulaqat, woh unsuni baatein,
beeti hui yaadein, ab toh saath nahi,
dil ke raaste veeran, par yaad teri hai saath,
jise chhupa ke rakha hai main, yunhi dil ke haathon mein.
main raat ko aksar terrace pe chala jaata hoon,
aur aasmaan ko dekh kar sochta hoon,
ki tum bhi kahin isi aasmaan ko dekh rahi hogi,
par shayad kisi aur ke saath।
ye khayal thoda dard deta hai,
par sach se bhaagna bhi mumkin nahi,
isliye main use accept karne ki koshish karta hoon,
jaise koi purani aadat ho jo chhoot nahi rahi।
main aage badh raha hoon dheere dheere,
jaise koi andhere se bahar aa raha ho,
har din thoda behtar lagta hai,
par raat ab bhi mushkil hoti hai।
raat ko jab sab so jaate hain,
tab tumhari yaad wapas aa jaati hai,
aur main usse rokne ki koshish nahi karta,
bas use mehsoos karta hoon chupke se।
aakhri baar jo tum mile the,
wo pal ab bhi mere saath hai,
na wo poora tha, na adhura,
bas ek ehsaas tha… jo ab bhi zinda hai।
main use sambhaal ke rakhta hoon,
jaise koi purani cheez jo toot chuki ho,
par phir bhi uski value kam na hui ho,
bas uska istemaal badal gaya ho।
aur shayad ye hi zindagi hai,
kuch milna, kuch khona,
aur kuch yaadon ko hamesha ke liye
apne andar zinda rakhna…
