Kaun Hoon Main?

Kaun Hoon Main?

By Dayal Mondal

Ye chand gehre lafz, dil ke kitne kareeb hain...

Jahan hum bas apni hi yaadon mein khoye hue hain.

Waqt badalta hai, halaat badalte hain,

aur unke sath-sath hum khud bhi kahin na kahin badal jaate hain—

kabhi waqt ki majboori mein, toh kabhi khud ko nikharnay ke is adhoore safar mein.

Badalna shayad buri baat nahi...

Waqt ke sath samajh badalti hai, kandhon par zimmedariyan aati hain,

aur hum beete hue kal ke zakhmon se seekh kar ek naya insaan ban jaate hain.

Waqt to aage nikal gaya apne raste,

par uski chhap aaj bhi dil par waisi ki waisi hai.

Beeta hua waqt bhale hi laut kar na aaye,

par uski khushboo aksar saanson se ho kar guzarti hai.

Purane dino ko yaad karna kisi kamzori ki nishani nahi,

balki is baat ka zinda saboot hai ki woh lamhe

 humari zindagi ke sabse khaas hisse the.

Par sach toh yeh hai ki—

Pyaar toh pehle bhi wahi tha,

Pyaar toh aaj bhi wahi hai.

Bas fark itna hai ki...

Ab un dino ko sirf door se niharta hoon main,

Kyunki andar se ab poori tarah badal gaya hoon main.

Zakham purane ho gaye hain, ehsaas wahi hai,

Bas ab is pyaar ko bayaan karne ka andaz badal gaya hai.

Abb Poochhta hoon khud se—aakhir ab Kaun Hoon Main?"

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