Raakh Mein Yaadein

Yeah…

Kuch baatein kehni thi,

Magar waqt guzar gaya…

Tu saamne thi, phir bhi faasle thay,

Hum saath thay, phir bhi tanha se thay.

Jo lafz kehne thay,

dil mein reh gaye,

Jo apne lagte thay,

woh ajnabi ho gaye.

Main khud ko samjhata raha,

“sab theek hai,” Magar andar se kuch bhi theek nahi tha.

Teri yaadon ko mitaana bhi chaaha,

Par dil ne kaha,

“yeh itna seedha nahi tha.”

Raaton mein sochun, kahan ghalti hui,

Mohabbat thi sach, phir kyun kami hui?

Hum dono ne chaha tha ek doosre ko,

Phir kis mod pe aa ke yeh doori hui?

Ab tu nahi, bas teri yaad hai,

Dil mein ab bhi

wahi ek baat hai.

Main

hans raha hoon, magar andar se khaak,

Kuch log chale jaate hain,

reh jaati hai raakh.

Ab tu nahi, bas tera asar hai,

Dil mera

zinda, magar be-khabar hai.

Jo tha mera, woh mera raha nahi,

Aur jo dil ne chaha…

woh mila nahi.

Maine tujhe khone se pehle hi khoya,

Khud ko tere baad kitni dafa roya.

Tu kehti thi waqt sab bhula deta hai,

Waqt guzarta hai, dard reh jaata hai.

Meri khamoshi ko kabhi padhna nahi aaya,

Jo dil mein tha,

woh kabhi kehna nahi aaya.

Hum dono ke beech jo tha,

woh khaas tha, Bas afsos… uska koi anjaam nahi tha.

Ab na sawaal,

na koi jawaab chahiye,

Na laut ke aane ka

khwaab chahiye.

Bas itna hai — jo tha,

woh sach tha, Chahe aaj woh mera nahi,

kal mera tha.

Kuch rishte khatam nahi hote,

Bas baat karna band ho jaata hai.

Aur kuch log bhool nahi jaate,

Bas unka zikr dil mein chup ho jaata hai.