Sifar Se Shikhar Tak

Sifar par toh nahin thi zindagi,
Par shikhar se bhi kaafi door thi;
Mohtaaj toh nahin kisi ki,
bas thodi si majboor thi.
Ek meri hi nahin, shaayad
Sabki yahi kahaani hai;
Har ek ke jeevan me aakhir,
Koi na koi pareshaani hai.
Par fir bhi har koi aagey badhna chaahta hai,
Jeevan me kuch aisaa karna chaahta hai.
Jo use sabse sukhi banaa de,
Jo shikhar tak use pahunchaa de.
Maine bhi thaana tha ki khud ko upar uthaana hai,
Aur kabhi na kabhi voh sarvoccha shikhar paana hai.
Pehli duvidhaa thi ki use kaise pehchaanunga?
Manzil aa gayi hai, yeh aakhir kaise jaanunga?
Poochha jab gurujanon se toh unhone kaha ki,
"Sacche shikhar ka prateek hai alaukik shaanti. "
"Jahaan pahunchkar aur kuchh paane ko na reh jaae"
"Wahaan pahuchkar samajhna ki shikhar par ho tum aae".
Ab main raaste ki talaash me bhatakne laga,
Aur jab yeh safar shuru hone, se pehle hi atakne laga.
Toh is jag ne kai raaste mujhe sujhaaye,
Ek ek karke, woh sabhi maine apnaaye.
Par jab safalta na mili toh laga,
Kuchh toh gadbad yaar hai.
Mehnat bhi hai , lagan bhi, phir shaayad raaste bekar hain !



Ehsaas hua ki jinhe ab tak maana mukaam ,
woh toh rinaatmak sankhyaaein thi.
vaastav mein toh zindagi meri ab sifar par aayi thi.

Raasta sahi dhoondhne ko fir main chalne laga,
Ek aakhri koshish ab karne lagaa.
Kai raaston mein maine manzil ko talaasha,
Par haath aati thi toh keval niraasha.

 Achaanak phir na jaane kisne , aisaa chamatkaar kia,
Ki pal bhar mein hi mujhe shikhar par laa dia.

Kyaa hua tha yeh bataana shabdon ke bas mein nahin,
Lag raha tha ki paane ko ab kuchh bhi aur nahin....
Ab sochaa ki kyaa hua, toh bas itnaa samajh paaya ki.
Ki jo bhi tha woh chhupa tha mujh hi mein kahin !