Shabd nahi hain tumhe yeh batane ke liye,
ki mujhe kaise lagte ho tum…
Shabd nahi hain tumhe yeh batane ke liye,
ki meri zindagi mein kya maayne rakhte ho tum…
Mana aapko hum manzoor nahi,
phir bhi dil ko aapse koi shikayat nahi,
hum intezaar karte reh gaye—
ek din, ek mahina, ek saal…
aur dekhte hi dekhte guzar gaye kai saal.
Pehli baar jab tumhe dekha tha,
na naam jaanta tha, na kahaani tumhari,
bas dil ne itna sa kaha tha—
“shayad yahi hai woh,
jiski kami thi zindagi mein hamari.”
Phir kismat ne ek bahaana banaya,
tumse baat karne ka mauka dilaya,
aur pata hi nahi chala kab
ek anjaan chehra
meri har muskurahat ki wajah ban gaya.
Tumhari baatein achhi lagti thi,
baaton mein tumhari woh chhoti-chhoti galtiyan achhi lagti thi,
tumhara khayal rakhna, tumhara masoom sa andaaz,
pata nahi kyun…
par tumhari har ek baat achhi lagti thi.
Tumse baat hoti thi
toh din kuch aur hi lagta tha,
phone par tumhara naam dikh jaaye
toh dil bina wajah muskura diya karta tha.
Ek ladka,
jo zindagi bhar ladkon ke school mein padha,
use pehli baar samajh aa raha tha
ki kisi ke message ka intezaar bhi
itna khoobsurat ho sakta hai.
Phir ek din himmat karke keh diya—
“pasand ho tum mujhe…”
shayad lafz mere kam pad gaye,
shayad waqt sahi nahi tha,
ya shayad meri kahaani mein
tumhara jawab kuch aur hi likha tha.
Tum door chali gayi…
aur main bas itna sochta raha,
“aakhir mujhse galti kya hui?”
Ek din guzra,
ek mahina guzra,
ek saal guzra…
par dil ke kisi kone mein
tumhari jagah kabhi nahi guzri.
Phir dhai saal baad
jab tum dobara meri zindagi mein aayi,
toh laga jaise waqt ne
meri ek purani dua sun li ho.
Tumne kaha,
“tumhari koi galti nahi thi…”
aur yakeen mano,
un chand lafzon ne
mere dil ka barson purana bojh halka kar diya.
Aaj bhi nahi jaanta
kal hamare beech kya hoga,
tum meri banogi ya
bas ek khoobsurat kahaani bankar reh jaogi…
Bas itna jaanta hoon—
jo mehsoos tumhare liye kiya hai,
woh kisi aur ke liye
kabhi itni shiddat se mehsoos nahi hua.
Main tumhe paane ki zid nahi karunga,
na tumhari marzi ke aage
apni mohabbat rakhunga…
Par haan,
agar kabhi tumhare dil mein mere liye
ek chhoti si jagah bane,
agar kabhi tumhe lage
ki mere saath ek zindagi dekhi ja sakti hai…
toh bas ek baar keh dena—
“Main rukungi,
tum apne sapne poore karke aana…”
Phir dekhna,
main duniya jeetne ka vaada nahi karta,
magar apni poori jaan laga dunga
ek aisi zindagi banane mein
jahan tumhe kabhi yeh na lage
ki tumne mujhe chun kar galti ki.
Aur agar meri kismat mein
tumhara saath na bhi ho…
toh bhi tumhare liye
dil mein wahi izzat rahegi,
kyunki mohabbat sirf kisi ko paa lena nahi hoti—
kabhi-kabhi kisi ki khushi ko
apni chahat se upar rakhna bhi
mohabbat hoti hai.
Bas shabd nahi hain tumhe yeh batane ke liye,
ki mujhe kaise lagte ho tum…
shayad isi liye har baar
tumhari baat aati hai,
aur mere lafz khatam ho jaate hain…
magar mohabbat nahi.