Aaj Mera Farewell Tha

Verse

Aaj mera farewell tha,

magar main gaya nahi,

Sheeshe ke sheher mein

apni haalat dikhaya nahi.

Verse

Kapron ka masla tha,

par asal masla yeh tha,

Logon ke beech reh ke bhi

khud ko main paaya nahi.

Pre-chorus

Sab tayyar the tasveeron ke liye,

main tayyar tha bas chup rehne ke liye,

Unke chehron pe chamak thi naye kapron ki,

mere paas waqt tha sirf sochne ke liye.

Chorus

Ajeeb si sharam, ajeeb si laaj,

Gareebi sirf jeb mein nahi hoti, hoti hai awaaz,

Jo bolna chahe par bol na paaye,

Bas muskuraye… aur reh jaaye udaas.

Verse

Maa ne kaha “koi baat nahi beta”,

par aankhon mein sawaal tha,

Baap ne poocha “kyun nahi gaya?”,

jawab dena bhi ek bawal tha.

Verse

Dost kahenge “bhai tu aa jaata”,

par kaise samjhaun unhein,

Kuch zakhm dikhte nahi,

sirf mehsoos hote hain seene mein.

Bridge

Aaj stage pe naam bulaye gaye,

Aur main kamre mein khud se baatein karta raha,

Woh taaliyon mein doobte rahe,

Aur main khamoshi mein ubharta raha.

Verse

Yeh kapron ki kami nahi thi,

Yeh kismat ka imtihaan tha,

Main aaj nahi gaya farewell pe,

Par yaqeen kar, main kahin se haar nahi maan tha.

Outro

Ek din wahi log dekhenge,

jo aaj nazar andaaz kar gaye,

Jo poochte the “tu chup kyun rehta hai?”,

wahi meri kahani se darr gaye.

Aaj farewell chhoot gaya,

par khwab abhi zinda hai,

Main khaali jeb ke saath bhi

khud ke liye sharminda nahi.