Pehla Khat
Usne likha tha — pehli baar dil se. Aur woh pehla khat aaj bhi yaadon mein hai.
"Waqt kabhi dekha nahi... par aankhon mein ruk jaata hai."
"Baarish thi ya tum the — dono ne bheeg diya dil."
"Do lafzon mein keh diya tha — 'tum the', 'main tha' — ab sirf khamosi hai."
"Safar behta gaya, aur hum likhte gaye — zindagi palton mein thi."
"Kisi ne dil mein sheher basaya, par main toh ek raahi hi raha."
"Kahani khatam ho gayi thi... par jazbaat ne ant likhne nahi diya."
"Sab the us mehfil mein, par tum nahi... isliye tanhai thi."
"Us sandook mein yaadein thi, aur ek purana khat — jispe naam tha tera."
"Jo seh liya, woh zakhm raha. Jo likh diya, woh shabd ban gaya."
"Kabhi kabhi jawab ki jagah — sannata hi kaafi hota hai."
"Saans lene mein asaani thi... par tere bina jeena mushkil tha."
"Jab dard gehra ho, toh lafz mar jaate hain."
"Raat bhar jo aansu the, wo subah waqt ban gaye."
"Khamosi ko likhna bhi ek kala hai — dil se zyada qalam bolta hai."
"Zindagi bhar ke sawaalon ka jawab tha — woh ek pal."
"Maqsad tha... par raah bhatak gayi thi — ya shayad raah bhi tum thi."
"Tumne kaha tha dard mat kehna — par dard toh gehra samundar tha."
"Tum chale gaye... par aks ab bhi sheeshe mein dikhta hai."
"Wo raat doob gayi thi — tumse milke, khud mein kho gayi thi."
"Tum aaye, chale gaye — silsile wahi ke wahi reh gaye."
Usne likha tha — pehli baar dil se. Aur woh pehla khat aaj bhi yaadon mein hai.
Waqt ne roka, log chale gaye — par uska safar ab bhi zinda hai.
Unke beech kuch toh tha — dosti, mohabbat, ya sirf ek khushbu...