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ख़यालों की मौत

Feb 8, 2023
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By Manan Chowdhry


काग़ज़ों ने स्याही के साथ मिलकर, कुछ ख़यालों को गोद ले लिया।

वक्त के साथ साथ ख़यालों में भी पुख़्तगी आने लगी।

बेफ़िक्र बेख़ौफ़ ये जवाँ पाशिंदे, ज़माने की तालीम पाते रहे और ज़माना पन्ने पलटता रहा।

स्याही फीकी पड़ने लगी तो किसी ने काग़ज़ों में आग लगा दी।

बाख़बर ना थे ख़याल, ज़हन में अपना घर बन्ना बैठे,

मुनासिव होता के उन्ही लपटों में ये भी बह जाते।

बूढ़ा हो गया मकान तो रेयहाइशियों पे इल्ज़ाम लगने लग्गे,

वफ़ादारी की मिसाल बन्नते दोनो तमाम हो गए।

ना करते ज़िंदा रहने की कोशिश, तो शायद महफ़ूज़ रह जाते,

कोई फिर काग़ज़ों में उत्तार जाता शायद; क़ैद होके ज़िंदा होते, तो क्या ज़िंदा होते?





Translation

The Death of Thoughts

Papers and ink together, adopted some thoughts.

Along with time the thoughts also seemed to be maturing.

These carefree and fearless thoughts kept getting the education of the times and the world kept turning pages.

When the ink started to fade, someone set the papers on fire.

Unaware, these thoughts made their home in the mind,

It would’ve been appropriate that they too would’ve been swept away in those flames.

When the house got old, it’s residents started to get blamed,

Becoming an example of loyalty, both of them passed away.

If they wouldn’t have tried to stay alive, maybe they would’ve remained safe.

Somebody again might have put them down on paper; if they would’ve been alive and imprisoned, would they have been truly alive?


By Manan Chowdhry








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