Main Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Gaya …
Kabhi kabhi main apni zindagi ke pichhle mod yaad karta hoon …
aur bas ek hi ehsaas rehta hai —
“main kahan kahan se guzar gaya …”
Kabhi aarsh par tha …
kabhi farsh par aa gira…
kabhi kisi ke dar par tha … kabhi dar ba dar joojhta raha …
aur phir dil se ek hi lafz nikalta hai —
“gham-e-aashiqui … tera shukriya.”
Shayad yeh sab jo guzra … woh zaroori tha.
Kyunki agar yeh mod na aate…
toh shayad main aaj yeh samajh hi nahi paata
ke zindagi sirf jeene ka naam nahi …
samajhne ka bhi naam hai.
Yeh panktiyaan maine pehli baar kahin suni thi …
phir dheere dheere zindagi mein utarti chali gayi.
Lekin sach kahun …
in lafzon ka asal matlab tab samajh aata hai jab insaan khud un raaston se guzarta hai.
Kai raaste … kai safar … aur bas ek hi insaan …
zindagi mein hum na jaane kahaan kahaan se guzar jaate hain …
kabhi aarsh par … kabhi farsh par …
aur har mod par kuch chhodte, kuch paate hue …
insaan dheere dheere badal jaata hai …
thoda behtar …
thoda gehra …
thoda zinda.
“Aur shayad isi safar mein … hum khud ko dhoond lete hain.”
Aaj bhi aksar social media par inhein mashhoor shayara Parveen Shakir Sahiba ji ke naam se share kiya jaata hai …
Kabhi aarsh par
kabhi farsh par
kabhi unke dar
kabhi dar ba dar
gham-e-aashiqui tera shukriya
main kahan kahan se guzar gaya.