मैं समय हूँ….

रुक नहीं सकता…!
मैं यूँ ही बस इतिहास के पन्ने खंगाल रहा था
एक बात मेरे दृष्टिकोण को भेद गयी
जब विवेक साल रहा था…

तुम भी सुनो:

ऐ नादाँ!
जिससे तू अपना समझ कर
मन के घाव बाँट रहा था….
दिल के राज गहरे,
उस गहरे दोस्त के सामने हाँक रहा रहा था….
वो तेरी कमज़ोरियों को….
खुद के फायदे के लिए छांट रहा था…

वो फिक्रमंद था कि जल्द…
तेरी दुखती रग का पता चल जाए…
फिर मौका मिलते ही तुझे…
आस्तीन का सांप बन वो डंस जाए…
बात यहीं पे गर खत्म हो जाती तो ठीक था मगर….
मेरे रणबांकुरे!
तेरा दोस्त..
वो हमराज…
तेरे दुश्मनों से भी रख इत्तेफाक रहा था…

कौन सा तीर तेरी नाभि को बेध डालेगा….
निशाना साध रहा था…
जोखिम तेरी जान का…
वो जयचंद!
पल पल हर पल वो तुझे आंक रहा था

किसी ने ठीक ही कहा है:

‘हम अपने किरदार से भोले, सीधे और सच्चे थे
कुछ दोस्तों से मगर कट्टर दुश्मन कहीं अच्छे थे’

मैं समय हूँ…
लौट कर आता नहीं, पर देखता सब कुछ हूँ

I Am Time
(“Main Samay Hoon” – English Rebirth)

I am Time…
I do not pause. I cannot wait.
Just flipping through the pages of history one day,
Something pierced my perspective—
A thorn of thought,
Sharp with the ache of wisdom.

Listen, you innocent soul—

The one you trusted,
The one with whom you shared your wounds,
Laid bare the secrets of your heart—
That friend,
Was quietly sorting through your weaknesses…
Harvesting them for his gain.

He wore concern like perfume,
Eager to sniff out the nerves that hurt you most—
So when the moment came,
He could strike like a serpent in your sleeve.

If the tale ended there, I’d stop.
But, O brave soul of mine—
That confidant,
That brother-in-arms,
Was shaking hands with your enemies,
Plotting behind curtains of loyalty.

He studied your heart like a blueprint of war,
Aiming arrows at your navel—
Where it would hurt the most.
Yes, the traitor, the hidden Jayachand of your life,
Measured your every breath
And fed danger its daily dose of you.

Someone once said it well—

“In being good, we were naive and true.
But sometimes… fierce enemies
Were better than false friends we thought we knew.”

I am Time.
I do not return.
But I witness… everything.

2 Comments

  1. Hmm it appears like your blog ate my first comment (it was super long)
    so I guess I’ll just sum it up what I had written and say,
    I’m thoroughly enjoying your blog. I too am an aspiring blog writer but I’m still new to everything.
    Do you have any tips and hints for beginner blog writers?
    I’d definitely appreciate it.

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