The Unspoken Love
Ek jazba tha jo kabhi zubaan tak na aaya,
Do dilon mein tha, magar duniya ne samjha hi nahi.
Profession ke pehredaar bane rahe,
Mohabbat ko sirf ek file ke neeche daba diya kahin.
Dosti ke naam pe sab kuch jhel liya,
Par khud se bhi sach bolne se ghabra gaye.
Zimmedariyon ka bojh tha dono ke kandhon par,
Aur dil ka sach tha—lekin sirf khamoshi mein.
Wardi toh pehni thi, par jazbaat ka rang chhupa liya,
Ek doosre ko dekh kar bhi, kabhi aankhon se kuch keh na sake.
Na kar sake izhaar, na bhool sake woh ehsaas,
Woh pyaar tha… par pyaar kehna gunaah tha shayad.
Samaj ke dar, rishton ki lakeerein,
Aur sabse bada darr—apne aap se haar jaane ka.
Isliye mohabbat thi… lekin sirf dil tak.
Kabhi honthon tak aayi hi nahi.
This is how I see their love — quiet, buried, but real.