Afsaana

Ab tere baare mein hum nahin sochte,

Ab teri yaadon mein hum gum nahin rehte,

Aisa lagta hai woh ek bura khwaab tha,

Jo waqt ke saath guzar gaya.

Pata nahin kyun khudko yeh jhooth samjhata hoon,

Mere har zarre pe tera hi asar hai,

Phir kaise bhool jaaun,

Tujhe bhulane ki koshish mein khud ko hi bhoolta jaa raha hoon.

Kaise bhula dein usko... jo rooh mein basa ho,

Jiski har ek yaad mein dil ka dard chhupa ho.

Yeh koshishein jo hum karte hain khud ko behlane ki,

Waqt ke marham se purane zakhm mitaane ki;

Magar jism ka har ek zarra gawaah ban jaata hai,

Jab bhi koi tera naam aahista se le jaata hai.

Bura khwaab keh kar dil ko behla toh lete hain,

Magar sach toh yeh hai—hum ye jhooth roz peete hain.

Woh khwaab nahi, zindagi ka ek hissa tha,

Jo adhura reh gaya... bas wahi ek afsaana tha.