Vo meri zindagi mein bilkul usi tarah aayi,
jaise kisi andheri raat mein achanak koi sitara chamak jaata hai.
Na koi awaaz, na koi vaada... Bas aayi... aur meri poori duniya ban gayi.
"Uske hone se shaam gulabi lagti thi, aur uske jaane se raat sunaani ho gayi..."
Vo hamesha kehti thi -"Hum sitare hain... door hi sahi, lekin ek hi aasman mein saath-saath chamakte hain..."
Main maanta tha uski baat, par use yeh kabhi bataya nahi ki maine use sirf sitara nahi, apna poora aasman samajh liya tha...
Uski hansi, uske lafz, uska pal-pal badalte chehra.... sab kuch mere dil mein ek adhoori gazal ki tarah bas gaya.
"Kabhi-kabhi koi insaan tumhare naseeb ka sitara nahi, tumhara poora naseeb ban jaata hai..."
Aur jab vo chali gayi, toh main wahi ka wahi ruk gaya... uski chhodi hui muskaan ki khushboo mein saans lete hue...
Aaj bhi agar koi poochta hai -"Vo kya thi tere liye?"
Toh bas halka sa muskara deta hoon aur kehta hoon -"Vo meri Saiyaara thi... aur main uska kho gaya aasman.
jaise kisi andheri raat mein achanak koi sitara chamak jaata hai.
Na koi awaaz, na koi vaada... Bas aayi... aur meri poori duniya ban gayi.
"Uske hone se shaam gulabi lagti thi, aur uske jaane se raat sunaani ho gayi..."
Vo hamesha kehti thi -"Hum sitare hain... door hi sahi, lekin ek hi aasman mein saath-saath chamakte hain..."
Main maanta tha uski baat, par use yeh kabhi bataya nahi ki maine use sirf sitara nahi, apna poora aasman samajh liya tha...
Uski hansi, uske lafz, uska pal-pal badalte chehra.... sab kuch mere dil mein ek adhoori gazal ki tarah bas gaya.
"Kabhi-kabhi koi insaan tumhare naseeb ka sitara nahi, tumhara poora naseeb ban jaata hai..."
Aur jab vo chali gayi, toh main wahi ka wahi ruk gaya... uski chhodi hui muskaan ki khushboo mein saans lete hue...
Aaj bhi agar koi poochta hai -"Vo kya thi tere liye?"
Toh bas halka sa muskara deta hoon aur kehta hoon -"Vo meri Saiyaara thi... aur main uska kho gaya aasman.
