Kya leke aaya tha tu, kya leke jayega?
Ek sawal saath laaya tha, ek raah chhod jayega.
Na sikkon ki jhankaar thi, na taaj ka ghamand,
Bas aankhon mein sapne the, aur seene mein dhadakne ka dhang.
Tu aaya tha khaali haathon, par jazba leke aaya tha,
Zindagi ko mehsoos karne ka ek andaaz leke aaya tha.
Na tha khauf girne ka, na tha fikr thokar ka,
Har raaste ko dost bana liya, har mod se dosti ki tu ne ba-kamaal.
Ek ek din tune likha, jaise diary ka pyaara panna,
Kahin papa ke kandhe pe khwab tha, kahin beti ke haathon mein chhoti si duniya banna.
Tune paisa banaya, par usme insaaniyat ki sugandh thi,
Har deal mein ek muskurahat chhupi thi, har pitch mein ek jazba tha asli.
Teri kamai thi woh lamhe, jab kisi ne ‘thank you’ bola tha,
Jab kisi ki aankhon mein tu ek umeed ka tara bana tha.
Na woh award ginte hain, na woh trophy ka rang,
Teri pehchaan bani un dilon mein jahan tu thoda sa theher gaya tha sang.
Tu bana ek raah chalta faqir, par dilon ka shehenshah tha,
Na zameen chhupi thi tere neeche, na aasman rukta tha upar.
Par tu chhota bana raha, pyar se, sajag se,
Aur har insaan jisse tu mila, usme kuch roshni chhod gaya chup se.
Tune rishtein paale jaise ped paalte hain—
Seech kar, waqt dekar, bharosa banake,
Tune muskurahaton ke bij bo diye,
Aur unme dhoop bhi thi, baarish bhi, aur rang bhi tere jaise.
Toh kya leke aaya tha tu?
Khaali haath, par dil bhara tha.
Aur kya leke jayega?
Hazaaron dilon ki duaayein, aur yaadon ka wo silsila.
Zindagi ka hisaab bank balance se nahi hota,
Woh hota hai un palon se jo tune jeeye,
Woh log jinhe tune chooa, bina chhuye,
Aur woh asar jo tune chhod diya, jaise khushbu hawaaon mein ghul jaaye.
Toh chal, ab bhi waqt hai, har din ek nayi kavita likh,
Apne hone ka sabab bana, kisi ki muskurahat ki wajah likh.
Kya leke jayega tu?
Shayad kuch nahi…
Par tu kuch ban kar zaroor jaayega.
Mindful Musings 