Galat Suna, Sahi Kho Diya

Galat fahmiyan iss kadar thi, Maine kaha: "Ruko, mat jao," Usne suna: "Ruko mat, jao," Aur ek lamha… Do dilon ke beech faasla ban gaya. Main aankhon se keh raha tha: “Ruk jao zara,” Woh kaanon se sunn kar chali gayi juda, Ek jazba tha jo lafzon se aage tha, Par usne sirf alfaaz samjhe, ehsaas nahi. Meri chhupi fariyaad thi us “mat jao” mein, Uske liye woh bas ek rukawat thi raah mein, Main chah raha tha ek pal aur, Woh samajh baithi ho gaya sab kuch khatm aur. Kya karte hum? Zubaan se nikla sach bhi kabhi kabhi jhoot lagta hai, Aur jhooth bhi pyaar ke rang mein sach sa bikhta hai, Woh chali gayi, main dekhta raha, Galti kisi ki thi nahi — bas samajhne mein der ho gayi zara. Ab yaadein reh gayi hain, kuch keh na saka, Aur woh bhi kabhi palat kar pooch na saka, Ke “tumne kaha tha ruk jao?” Ya tha woh ek alag hi jazba jo lafzon mein ulajh gaya? Galat fahmiyan iss kadar thi, Ke mohabbat theek thi, waqt galat tha, Dil keh raha tha “thoda aur saath” Par samjha usne, “ab aur nahi”— Aur hum kahani se nikal gaye, Bas ik lamhe ki galti mein, Ik doosre ko khokar... khud se jud gaye.