dusro ki aaina

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kehte hain, insaan wahi banta hai,
jis-jis se wo zindagi mein milta hai.
har muskaan, har dhokha, har mulaqat,
kuch na kuch toh dil ko sikha jaata hai.

kisi ne sikhaya, khamoshi bhi ek jawaab hoti hai,
kisi ne dikhaya, wada bhi kabhi azaab hoti hai.
kisi ne bharosa ban kar dil sambhala,
kisi ne tod kar bata diya, apne bhi khilaaf hoti hai.

aur ek girna tha, jaise baarish ka pehla qatra,
dhool se lipti, zameen ko mehka gayi.
girne se darti rahi, par jab giri,
toh uth kar, aasman ko chhuna seekh gayi.

ab jo pooche, “tu kaun hai?”,
toh keh doon, 
main lafz hoon, jo sabki kahani mein likhi hai.
main wo aaina hoon,
jisme har chehra thoda-thoda dikha hai.

kabhi dosti, kabhi dhokha, kabhi pyaar ka nasha,
kabhi sachchai, kabhi jhooth ki saza.
sab mila kar, sab sahej kar,
main bani hoon, har us shaks ka hissa,
jisse zindagi mein kabhi mulaqat hui thi.

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