Kya keemat hai khushi ki
Kya keemat hai khushi ki, kabhi socha hai tumne?
Ek muskurahat ke peeche kitni tooti hui ummeedein hoti hain.
Ek pal ki roshni ke liye,
Kayi andheron se guzarna padta hai.
Khushi milti hai...
Magar muft nahi.
Kabhi apni khamoshi bechni padti hai,
Kabhi kisi apne ki yaad mein raat bhar ro kar
Subah ek jhooti hasi pehnni padti hai.
Zindagi ke bazaar mein,
Jahaan har jazba bikta hai,
Wahan khushi bhi ek sauda hai
Jis mein dil ka sukoon reh jaata hai rehnuma ke bagair.
Log kehte hain —
"Khush raho, khud pe fakhr karo!"
Par kaise bataun,
Main har din thoda thoda bikta hoon
Apno ki khushi ke liye...
Aur apni khushi kho deta hoon.
Aankhon mein chamak ho ya dil mein toofan,
Dono ka hissab nahi hota.
Khushi ka hisaab koi nahi rakhta,
Bas dard ginna aasan hota hai.
Toh poochta hoon tumse —
Kya hai khushi ki keemat?
Ek wafadar dost?
Ek sachha pyaar?
Ya sirf ek lamha jahan tum
Apne hone ka matlab mehsoos karo?
Main toh ab bhi talaash mein hoon...
Na kisi dukaan mein mili,
Na kisi dua mein...
Par har aansu ke peeche
Ek chhoti si umeed chhupi rehti hai—
Ke shaayad kal... khushi sasti mil jaaye.
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