Saturday, 30 July 2011

Khamoshi

Flooded with emotions, words fail but the eyes convey everything. If ever a person is not able to speak up, do him a favor by looking at his eyes and you will know the story.  It is the silence within us that reaches out during moments such as when you see someone you love after a really long time or during moments of meditation or self introspection and prayer.  It is the language of a meditative soul, guilty ridden heart or a spiritual mind. A person is only able to listen to his heartbeat  in silence; he thereby appreciates his heartbeat and the life he has been bestowed.

Poocha mere yaar ne ek din
Kya ho sakta hai aisa bhi mumkin
Ki khamoshi keh jaaye hazaar baatein
Aur lafzon ki kami poori kar de yeh aankhen

Zindagi mein kayi lamhe aise hain hote
Jab jazbaat itne upar ki lafz lagne lage chote
Tab khamoshi ban jaati hai zariya sachai ka
Tab yeh aankhen ban jaati hai dariya gehrai sa

Ab din beet gaye, raatein beet gayi
Waqt aage nikal gaya, Yaadein peeche reh gayi
Kabhi lafzon ki bheed mein khamoshi gum ho gayi
Kabhi  Yeh khamoshi  kuch bhi na keh kar
sab kuch keh gayi

Kadvi Yaadon mein jhaankar hua ik baat ka ehsaas
Dil tanha tha toh kya hua, khamoshi  thi paas
Tab bebas aankhen jhuki khamoshi mein
Saanson ne honsla bhara khamoshi mein
Khud ka saamna kiya khamoshi mein
Suni dil ki dhadkan ko khamoshi mein
Samjha yeh zindagi khoobsurat hai khamoshi mein
Jaana ik sukoon hai khamoshi mein
Khule naye darwaaze khamoshi mein
Aur phir ik aas jagi khamoshi mein

Poocha aisa jab mere yaar ne ek din
Kaha maine nahi chal sakti zindagi khamoshi ke bin
har jazbe  ko lafzon ki zanjeeron mein kyun bandhte ho?
Khamoshi aazaad hai, use awaaz ki shakl dekar kyun badalte ho?

Gham mein dooba huya mann yahi kehta hai
Khushnuma palon ko jee raha mann yahi kehta hai
Lafzon ki firaaq mein ab jaana nahi hai
Ab main hoon, aur yeh khamoshi hai
Is ehsaas ko ehsaas hi rehne do
Aur lafzon ko aankhon se behene do