Lehron Ke Saaye

Ek rishta tha... jaise raat ke aasmaan mein ek sitara — door tha, par roshni deta tha, har raat thoda sa ujala, thoda sa bharosa. Par waqt ki lehron ne use dheere-dheere dho diya, jaise samundar purani lakeeron ko chupke se mita deta hai — bina awaaz ke, bina shikayat ke. Hazaron kasmein thi, jo ab sirf hawaaon mein bikhri baaton si lagti hain — sun toh sakte ho, par chhoo nahi sakte. Woh rishta ab ek jugnu sa lagta hai — ek pal chamakta hai, phir andheron mein kho jaata hai... Aur main, ab bhi usi kinaare baitha hoon, jahaan kabhi uska naam likha tha — aur dekhta hoon, kaise waqt ki har lehar use aur door le ja rahi hai. - Shiv Samay Hansdah