Kabhi apne aap ko shishe mei dekh leta hu
Apne aks se kuch puch leta hu..............(long pause and deep breath)
Zindagi wo nahi jo nanhe pau ke
roop mei ghar aa jati hai,
Zindagi wo nahi jo us waqt
sabko khushi de jati hai
Mera aks mujhe daant deta hai
zindagi ek bandgi(devotion) hai ye samjha deta hai
Mei bhi thoda has deta hun
Aaj khudse lad jata hu
ki tu khud ek tasawuur (imagination) ka ansh hai
mujhe tu kya zindagi samjhayega
zara si thokar se toot kar bikhar jayega
Mera aks phir mujhse ladta hai. . .
Thokar se toot kar bikhar jau to kya
toote hue har ek tukde tera roop dikha deta hun
mei tu toot kar bhi apni fitrat nahi badalta
tu ek baar toot kar to dekh
phir mujh par kya guzarta hai yeh mehsoos karke to dekh
Is sawaal ne mere andar ek tishnagi(thirst) si jaga di
tere sawaal ka jawab dene ki aag si laga di
Tabhi mera aks chilla uthta hai
kabhi ek kalam se likhi gayi
kavi ke dil ki aawaz hoti hai
kabhi apne liye kuch haasil karne ke aansuo mei hoti hai
kabhi kisi apne ki judai ki tadap mei hoti hai
kabhi. . . .
Mei phir se kuch bol deta hu...........
Zindagi jisko samajh aa gayi wo ek virla kaha hai
jo zindagi agar har kisi ko samajh aa gayi
wo zindagi ___zindagi kaha hai
tu kehta hai zindagi ek bandgi hai
to us bandgi ka aabid(worshipper) kaha hai ??
Tu kyu zindagi samajhne ka takalluf karta hai
khud tera koi wajood nahi
mere astitva par vichar-vimarsh karta hai
rahi mere tootne ki baat to uski bhi baat sun___
Toot chuka tha mei jab wo chali gayi thi
pichle mahine ki 18 ko
sambhal kar rakha hai in tukdo ko
yakeen na ho to aazmale mujhe
har ek tukde par milega aks usi ka tujhe
Bata ab teri aur meri fitrat mei fark kya hai????
mera aks soch mei padh jata hai.
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Mere hue har tukde par hamesha usi ka aks milta hai
tere saamne jo aa jaye to tu usi ka ho jata hai
phir ek pal muskura kar soch mei padh jata hu
zindagi ke dastoor(rule) se lad jata hu
kabhi apne aap ko shishe mei dekh leta hun
Apne aks se kuch puch leta hu_____