Raat ke 11:47 baj rahe the. Ek anonymous chat website strangersonline.com par do strangers connect hue. Dono ne apna asli naam batane ke bajay ek-doosre ko naye naam diye—“Khwaab” aur “Raaz.” Dono adults the: Khwaab 25 aur Raaz 27.
System: You are now connected with a stranger.
Khwaab:
Hello, stranger! Naam bataoge ya suspense hi banaoge?
Raaz:
Naam bata diya toh kahani aam ho jayegi,
Raaz rehne diya toh raat badnaam ho jayegi.
Khwaab:
Achha ji! Aate hi shayari?
Raaz:
Aapne “Hello” bhi kuch is andaaz mein kaha,
Laga lafzon ko sajana zaroori ho gaya.
Khwaab:
Toh tumhara naam “Raaz” rakh deti hoon.
Raaz:
Tumne naam diya hai toh sambhal ke rakhunga,
Tum apna bata do, main dil mein likhunga.
Khwaab:
Dil mein jagah itni aasani se mil jaati hai?
Raaz:
Kiraye par nahi deta dil ka makaan,
Par tum chaho toh reh sakti ho mehmaan.
Khwaab:
Mehmaan toh kuch din mein chale jaate hain.
Raaz:
Tum jaane ki baat karti ho mulaqat se pehle,
Hum toh chai bhi nahi peete tumhari yaad se pehle.
Khwaab:
Bahut tez ho! Mera naam “Khwaab” samajh lo.
Raaz:
Khwaab ho toh aankhon mein utar kyun nahi jaati,
Itni raat ho gayi hai, nazar kyun nahi aati?
Khwaab:
Aankhein band karo, shayad dikh jaun.
Raaz:
Aankhein band karne ka risk kaise uthaaun,
Tum dikhi toh phir subah tak so kaise paaun?
Khwaab:
Waise kahaan se ho?
Raaz:
Shehar bata diya toh fasla naap logi,
Dil bata diya toh kya uska raasta jaan logi?
Khwaab:
Raasta mil gaya toh aa bhi sakti hoon.
Raaz:
Raasta dil ka hai, thoda fislan wala hai,
Jo ek baar aaya, woh sambhalne wala nahi hai.
Khwaab:
Tum har ladki se aise hi baat karte ho?
Raaz:
Har kisi se baat karna aadat nahi meri,
Har kisi ke “Hello” mein shararat nahi teri.
Khwaab:
Mere Hello mein kya shararat thi?
Raaz:
Do lafz the, par asar gehra kar gaye,
Hum stranger the, tum apna sa kar gaye.
Khwaab:
Itni jaldi apna?
Raaz:
Waqt se nahi, ehsaas se rishte bante hain,
Kuch log saalon mein, kuch typing se apne lagte hain.
Khwaab:
Typing se? Meri typing mein spelling mistakes bahut hoti hain.
Raaz:
Galtiyan tum karo, sudhaar hum lenge,
Bas message tum bhejo, intezaar hum kar lenge.
Khwaab:
Agar maine message bhejna band kar diya toh?
Raaz:
Screen ko dekhenge aur online tumhe paayenge,
Tum reply na dogi toh sad song lagaayenge.
Khwaab:
Drama king ho kya?
Raaz:
King toh nahi, thoda kalakaar zaroor hoon,
Tum hanso toh comedian, tum sharmao toh ishq mein choor hoon.
Khwaab:
Tumhe kaise pata main sharma rahi hoon?
Raaz:
Jo jawab likh kar teen baar mitaaye,
Woh ya toh gussa hai… ya chupke se sharmaaye.
Khwaab:
Main toh soch rahi thi tumhe block kar doon.
Raaz:
Block karne ka iraada bhi kamaal karti ho,
Pehle dil ka darwaza kholkar sawaal karti ho.
Khwaab:
Darwaza? Maine kab khola?
Raaz:
Tumne poochha “Kahaan se ho?”—ye dastak nahi toh kya hai?
Itni der se baat kar rahi ho—ye mohabbat nahi toh kya hai?
Khwaab:
Mohabbat? Zyada nahi ho gaya?
Raaz:
Humne mohabbat kaha, shaadi ka card nahi bheja,
Tumne bhi toh ab tak disconnect ka button nahi dabaya.
Khwaab:
Touché! Waise tum karte kya ho?
Raaz:
Din mein kaam, raat mein khayal karta hoon,
Aur khoobsurat strangers se tedhe sawaal karta hoon.
Khwaab:
Main khoobsurat hoon, ye kisne kaha?
Raaz:
Chehra dekha nahi, par baaton mein noor hai,
Itni pyaari shararat ka chehra bhi zaroor hai.
Khwaab:
Ho sakta hai main ladka hoon.
Raaz:
Toh bhai, shayari zabardast karte ho,
Par itna sharma-sharma ke kyun type karte ho?
Khwaab:
Hahaha! Nahi, ladki hi hoon.
Raaz:
Dil ne pehle hi sahi khabar suna di thi,
Tumne bas ab us khabar par mohar laga di.
Khwaab:
Relationship status?
Raaz:
Dil khaali hai, par board nahi lagaya,
“To-Let” likha toh bahuton ne darwaza khatkhataya.
Khwaab:
Aur kisi ko andar nahi aane diya?
Raaz:
Kuch ne makeup dikhaya, kuch ne attitude,
Humein chahiye thi tum jaisi shayari wali cute.
Khwaab:
Cute? Mujhe “hot” bolne mein darr lag raha hai?
Raaz:
Hot bol doon toh temperature badh jayega,
Phir ye shareef sa chatroom pighal jayega.
Khwaab:
Chatroom pighlega ya tum?
Raaz:
Chatroom ka pata nahi, hum toh pehle se naram hain,
Tum zara aur paas aao—mera matlab, chat mein—hum bilkul garam hain.
Khwaab:
“Chat mein” baad mein add kiya na?
Raaz:
Tum double meaning pakadne mein tez nikli,
Humne toh chai kahi thi, tum coffee machine nikli.
Khwaab:
Coffee strong pasand hai mujhe.
Raaz:
Strong coffee, halki roshni aur tumhara saath,
Phir kaun kambakht yaad rakhega kitni hui raat?
Khwaab:
Saath mein kya karoge?
Raaz:
Pehle coffee, phir thodi si baat karenge,
Tum agar paas baithi toh… shayari yaad karenge.
Khwaab:
Sirf shayari?
Raaz:
Hum shareef hain, iraade saaf rakhte hain,
Bas kabhi-kabhi nazron mein thode khwaab rakhte hain.
Khwaab:
Kaise khwaab?
Raaz:
Tum saamne ho, baalon ko kaan ke peeche kar rahi ho,
Main shayari bhool raha hoon, tum wajah poochh rahi ho.
Khwaab:
Aur?
Raaz:
Aur tumhare haath mein coffee thandi ho rahi hai,
Kyuki tumhari nazar meri nazar se baatein kar rahi hai.
Khwaab:
Bas? Tumhari imagination bahut innocent hai.
Raaz:
Trailer shareef hai, picture thodi natkhat hai,
Par tum permission do tabhi kahani aage badhti hai.
Khwaab:
Good answer. Permission matters.
Raaz:
Ishq wahi jo dono ki raza se aage jaaye,
Ek ki khamoshi ko doosra kabhi “haan” na bataaye.
Khwaab:
Okay, ab tum thode achhe lagne lage ho.
Raaz:
“Thode” ko mita kar “bahut” kab karogi?
Dil ka software update aakhir kab karogi?
Khwaab:
Pehle interview hoga.
Raaz:
Sawaal tumhare honge, jawab hum denge,
Selection hua toh salary mein muskaan lenge.
Khwaab:
Cooking aati hai?
Raaz:
Maggi bana leta hoon, chai kamaal ki,
Tum saath khadi raho toh roti bhi gol ho jaayegi.
Khwaab:
Aur agar roti map of India ban gayi?
Raaz:
Toh deshbhakti se kha lenge, sawaal nahi karenge,
Tum pyaar se khilao, hum shape par bawaal nahi karenge.
Khwaab:
Gussa kitna aata hai?
Raaz:
Gussa do minute, nakhre chaar minute,
Tum gale—mera matlab, samjha do—toh sab finish.
Khwaab:
Gale lagne ka mauka dhoondh rahe ho?
Raaz:
Mauka nahi, bas ek option bataya tha,
Tumne turant pakad liya—lagta hai mann tumhara bhi aaya tha.
Khwaab:
Overconfidence!
Raaz:
Confidence tumne diya, over hum ho gaye,
Tumne hans kar reply kya kiya, lover hum ho gaye.
Khwaab:
Lover banne ki qualification?
Raaz:
Tumhari bakwaas ko philosophy samajhna,
Tumhare “kuch nahi” ke peeche sab kuch samajhna.
Khwaab:
Aur girlfriend ki qualification?
Raaz:
Gusse mein “bye” bole, par online rahe,
“Mujhe farq nahi padta” kahe, par last seen dekhti rahe.
Khwaab:
Tum experienced lagte ho.
Raaz:
Kitabon mein padha hai, tajurba kam hai,
Dil bilkul naya hai, bas dialogue mein dum hai.
Khwaab:
Mujhse ek romantic sawaal shayari mein poochho.
Raaz:
Chaand tumhe dekhe toh roshni bhool jaaye,
Main tumhe dekhun toh kya tum nazar mila paogi?
Khwaab:
Chaand ko kehna apni had mein rahe,
Tum nazar milaoge toh nazar jhukaungi nahi.
Raaz:
Itna hausla hai toh saamne kyun nahi aati,
Screen ke peeche se sirf bijli kyun giraati?
Khwaab:
Saamne aa gayi toh sambhal nahi paoge,
Abhi shayar ho, phir sirf “wow” keh paoge.
Raaz:
“Wow” se baat na bani toh “uff” keh denge,
Tum muskurayi toh saare lafz surrender kar denge.
Khwaab:
Agar main bilkul simple nikli toh?
Raaz:
Saadgi se khoobsurat koi shringaar nahi hota,
Jo dil ko chhoo jaaye, uska filter darkaar nahi hota.
Khwaab:
Aur agar main chubby hui?
Raaz:
Humein toh mohabbat chahiye, geometry nahi,
Tum jaisi bhi ho, dil ko chahiye—symmetry nahi.
Khwaab:
Aur short height?
Raaz:
Kad chhota ho toh kya, baatein badi honi chahiye,
Gale lagne mein bas height adjust honi chahiye.
Khwaab:
Phir se hug!
Raaz:
Har raasta wahin jaata hai, hum kya karein,
Tum itni huggable baatein karti ho, hum kya karein?
Khwaab:
Tumne dekha bhi nahi.
Raaz:
Har cheez aankhon se dekhi nahi jaati,
Kuch warmth typing ke dots se bhi samajh aati.
Khwaab:
Chalo rapid-fire, lekin har jawab shayari mein.
Raaz:
Tum teer chalao, hum lafz chalayenge,
Dil bacha raha toh aakhir mein result batayenge.
Khwaab:
Tea ya coffee?
Raaz:
Subah chai, shaam coffee ka nasha,
Raat ko tum mil jao toh dono ki kya aavashyakta?
Khwaab:
Rain ya winter?
Raaz:
Baarish mein tum, sardi mein tumhara haath,
Mausam koi bhi ho, chahiye tumhara saath.
Khwaab:
Call ya text?
Raaz:
Text mein tumhe padhunga, call par mehsoos,
Dono mil jaayein toh raat ho jaaye khoobsurat.
Khwaab:
Love ya arranged marriage?
Raaz:
Love ho toh gharwalon ko arrange kar lenge,
Tum haan karo, baaki sab manage kar lenge.
Khwaab:
Lips ya eyes?
Raaz:
Aankhon mein sawaal, honthon par jawab hoga,
Hum kahaan dekhen—dono taraf hisaab kharaab hoga.
Khwaab:
Kiss ya hug?
Raaz:
Ye sawaal tumne poochha, ilzaam hum par aayega,
Jawab agar sach de diya toh chatroom sharmaayega.
Khwaab:
Bach rahe ho?
Raaz:
Hug se shuruaat, baaki pal tay karega,
Dono ki marzi hui toh dil khud raasta chune ga.
Khwaab:
Diplomatic, but cute.
Raaz:
Tum cute keh do toh medal sa lagta hai,
Tumhara har compliment edible sa lagta hai.
Khwaab:
Edible? Mujhe khaane ka iraada hai?
Raaz:
Humne compliment kaha, tum menu tak le aayi,
Double meaning ki asli professor toh tum nikli, bhai!
Khwaab:
“Bhai” mat bolo, romance mar jaata hai.
Raaz:
Galti hui huzoor, lafz wapas lete hain,
“Bhai” ko delete karke “jaan” likh dete hain.
Khwaab:
Jaan bolne ka licence kisne diya?
Raaz:
Licence pending hai, application tumhare paas,
Ek muskaan ki stamp laga do, ho jaaye pass.
Khwaab:
Maan lo hum date par hain. Main late aaun toh?
Raaz:
Ghadi ko rok kar tumhara intezaar karunga,
Tum aate hi kahogi sorry, main bas deedar karunga.
Khwaab:
Main tumhara coffee order galat kar doon toh?
Raaz:
Coffee galat ho sakti hai, company nahi,
Tum saamne ho toh shikayat ki gunjaaish nahi.
Khwaab:
Main poori fries akeli kha jaun toh?
Raaz:
Fries tumhari, burger bhi le jaana,
Bas bill aate hi washroom mat jaana.
Khwaab:
Hahaha! Bill tum doge?
Raaz:
Pehli date ka bill hum bhar denge,
Doosri date ka vaada tum kar dena.
Khwaab:
Clever.
Raaz:
Tumse milne ki chaahat mein hisaab seekh liya,
Ek date dekar doosri ka khwaab khareed liya.
Khwaab:
Date ke baad long drive?
Raaz:
Sadak khaali, gaane dheeme aur chand saath hoga,
Tum comfortable raho, tabhi safar khaas hoga.
Khwaab:
Aur agar main tumhare shoulder par head rakh doon?
Raaz:
Steering sambhalunga, dil mushkil se sambhalega,
Tumhara sar kandhe par ho toh waqt dheere chalega.
Khwaab:
Aur agar main tumhara haath pakad loon?
Raaz:
Raasta seedha hoga, dhadkan mud jaayegi,
Tum ungliyaan milaogi, shayari khud ban jaayegi.
Khwaab:
Drive karte waqt haath steering par rakhna, Mr. Shayar.
Raaz:
Safety first, romance baad mein karenge,
Gaadi rok kar tumhe poori attention denge.
Khwaab:
“Poori attention” ka kya matlab hai?
Raaz:
Tumhari baatein, tumhari aankhein, tumhari muskaan,
Double meaning dhoondhna band karo, nadaan.
Khwaab:
Main nadaan nahi hoon.
Raaz:
Ye toh pehle hi samajh gaye the sarkaar,
Tum seedhe sawaalon mein bhi laga deti ho mirchi ka achaar.
Khwaab:
Sach batao, tumhe mujh mein kya achha laga?
Raaz:
Tum hans kar bhi sawaal chhod jaati ho,
Aur sharma kar bhi bawaal kar jaati ho.
Khwaab:
Aur?
Raaz:
Tum baat ko pakadti ho, lafzon ko mehsoos karti ho,
Anjaan hokar bhi jaane kyun apni si lagti ho.
Khwaab:
Agar kal main tumhe yaad na karun toh?
Raaz:
Hum tumhe yaad karenge, hisaab barabar hoga,
Mohabbat na sahi, ek khoobsurat asar hoga.
Khwaab:
Aur agar yaad karun?
Raaz:
Toh raat ko isi waqt aasman dekh lena,
Ek taara zyada chamke toh mera message samajh lena.
Khwaab:
Phone hai mere paas, message seedha kar dena.
Raaz:
Romance ki dukaan mein practical customer aayi,
Taara chhodo, madam ne notification lagwaayi.
Khwaab:
Hahaha! Main filmy nahi hoon.
Raaz:
Tum filmy nahi, poori web series ho,
Har reply ke baad kehti ho—“Next episode, please.”
Khwaab:
Season kitne honge?
Raaz:
Pehla chat, doosra call, teesra mulaqat,
TRP achhi rahi toh zindagi bhar telecast.
Khwaab:
Aur villain?
Raaz:
Network issue, low battery aur tumhari neend,
In teenon ne tod diye kitne aashiqon ke dream.
Khwaab:
Meri battery sach mein 8% hai.
Raaz:
Phone ko charger aur dil ko humse jod lo,
Battery baad mein bharna, pehle number chhod do.
Khwaab:
Number maangne ka tareeka thoda casual nahi tha?
Raaz:
Gulab bhej nahi sakta, screen ke us paar ho,
Number hi maang sakta hoon, tum itni hoshiyar ho.
Khwaab:
Number dene se pehle ek final poetry test.
Raaz:
Imtihaan tum lo, hum taiyaar baithe hain,
Dil answer sheet hai, khayal hazaar baithe hain.
Khwaab:
Mujhe bina dekhe describe karo.
Raaz:
Tum woh ladki ho jo bheed mein kam bolti hogi,
Par apno ke beech sabse zyada hasti hogi.
Gusse mein “theek hoon” likh kar chup ho jaati hogi,
Aur kisi ki fikr ho toh khud se pehle use sulaati hogi.
Baal kabhi khule, kabhi jaldi mein baandh leti hogi,
Photo sau kheench kar ek pasand karti hogi.
Dil se narm, dimaag se thodi shaitaan hogi,
Aur tareef sun kar kehti hogi—“Haan, mujhe pata hai.”
Khwaab:
Okay… last line bilkul sahi thi.
Raaz:
Humne chehra nahi dekha, andaaz padh liya,
Tumne khud ko chhupaya, humne alfaaz padh liya.
Khwaab:
Ab meri baari. Main tumhe describe karun?
Raaz:
Dil mazboot karke baithe hain janaab,
Tum sach likhna, chahe kharaab ho jawab.
Khwaab:
Tum woh ladke ho jo sabko hansaate hoge,
Par apni udaasi aksar jokes mein chhupaate hoge.
“Mujhe farq nahi padta” duniya se kehte hoge,
Par apne pasand ke insaan ka reply baar-baar dekhte hoge.
Flirt karte ho, magar dil se bure nahi,
Baatein bahut hain, par dost shayad zyada nahi.
Aur jo bhi tumhe sach mein samajh le,
Uske liye tum sirf shayar nahi—poori kahani ban jaate hoge.
Raaz:
…
Khwaab:
Kya hua? Shayari khatam?
Raaz:
Tumne mazaak-mazaak mein woh kitaab padh li,
Jise humne duniya se band karke rakh li.
Khwaab:
Sorry, zyada personal ho gaya?
Raaz:
Sorry mat bolo, bas thodi der yahin rehna,
Har hansne wale ko khush samajhna zaroori nahi—ye yaad rakhna.
Khwaab:
Main yahin hoon.
Raaz:
Anjaan hokar bhi tumne jo sukoon diya,
Apno ne kai baar uska aadha bhi nahi diya.
Khwaab:
Chalo, mood emotional nahi karte. Ek naughty sawaal?
Raaz:
Tum sawaal poochho, hum shareafat bachayenge,
Magar sawaal zyada naughty hua toh kaise bach paayenge?
Khwaab:
Agar hum ek room mein locked ho jaayein toh kya karoge?
Raaz:
Pehle darwaza kholne ki koshish karunga,
Na khula toh tumse poori raat shayari karunga.
Khwaab:
Bas shayari?
Raaz:
Tum baar-baar “bas” keh kar kya sunna chahti ho?
Seedha bata do, humse kya bulwana chahti ho?
Khwaab:
Main toh tumhari imagination check kar rahi hoon.
Raaz:
Imagination tez hai, par brakes bhi saath hain,
Tumhari marzi ke bina saare khwaab bekaar hain.
Khwaab:
Maan lo meri marzi hai.
Raaz:
Toh pehle tumhari aankhon se ijazat lenge,
Phir paas baith kar dhadkanon ki shikayat lenge.
Tum sharmaogi toh thoda faasla rakh lenge,
Tum khud kareeb aayi toh pal ko yaadgaar kar lenge.
Khwaab:
Kaise yaadgaar?
Raaz:
Ye kahani lafzon mein poori bataayi nahi jaati,
Kuch shayari padhi jaati hai… kuch kareeb se sunaayi jaati.
Khwaab:
Okay, that was smooth.
Raaz:
Smooth toh tumhari baaton ka asar hai,
Warna hum bhi seedhe the—ye tumhari nazar hai.
Khwaab:
Main tumhe bigaad rahi hoon?
Raaz:
Bigaadne ka ilzaam tum khushi se le lena,
Hum sudharne aaye toh dobara muskura dena.
Khwaab:
Agar main kal gayab ho gayi toh?
Raaz:
Chat history mein tumhara naam dhoondhta rahunga,
Har naye stranger mein tumhara andaaz dhoondhta rahunga.
Khwaab:
Itna attachment ek raat mein achha nahi.
Raaz:
Attachment nahi, bas ek khoobsurat yaad samajh lo,
Hum mil na sake toh ise adhuri fariyaad samajh lo.
Khwaab:
Aur agar main number de doon?
Raaz:
Toh kahani ka ye panna aakhri nahi hoga,
Kal ka “Good morning” kisi stranger ke liye nahi hoga.
Khwaab:
Promise, creepy nahi banoge?
Raaz:
Tumhari boundaries ka har pal dhyaan rakhenge,
Reply na ho toh intezaar—pressure nahi karenge.
Khwaab:
Promise, random girls ko ye same shayari nahi bhejoge?
Raaz:
Copy-paste mohabbat humein pasand nahi,
Tumhare liye jo likha, us par kisi aur ka haq nahi.
Khwaab:
Promise, morning mein itna flirt nahi karoge?
Raaz:
Subah shareef, dopahar mein halka sa pyaar,
Raat hui toh terms and conditions phir se taiyaar.
Khwaab:
Tum sudharne wale nahi ho.
Raaz:
Tum sudhaarna bhi mat, ye andaaz rehne do,
Zindagi bahut serious hai, thodi shararat rehne do.
Khwaab:
Theek hai, number likho…
Raaz:
Ruko!
Khwaab:
Ab kya hua?
Raaz:
Number se pehle ek sawaal ka jawab de do,
Kal baat karogi—bas itna sa khwaab de do.
Khwaab:
Kal ka waada abhi kaise kar doon,
Tum achhe lage ho—ye keh kar shuruaat kar doon?
Raaz:
Shuruaat tum karo, anjaam waqt par chhod denge,
Tum ek kadam aao, hum apni shayari mod denge.
Khwaab:
Kis taraf?
Raaz:
Stranger se dost, dost se khaas,
Phir tum tay karna kitna aana hai paas.
Khwaab:
Aur agar friend zone kar diya?
Raaz:
Dard hoga toh us par ghazal bana lenge,
Tum khush raho, hum friendship bhi nibha lenge.
Khwaab:
Aur agar chance de diya?
Raaz:
Toh har subah tumhari hansi se shuru karenge,
Aur har raat tumhari “so jao” par bhi thodi der aur baat karenge.
Khwaab:
Possessive ho?
Raaz:
Haq se pehle kabhi haq nahi jataayenge,
Par tum kisi aur ki tareef karogi toh do minute muh zaroor banaayenge.
Khwaab:
Cute jealous type?
Raaz:
Tum manaogi toh cute, nahi manaogi toh tragic,
Ek hug de dogi toh recovery automatic.
Khwaab:
Tumhara har solution hug kyun hai?
Raaz:
Dawa mehengi hai, therapy ka slot nahi milta,
Apne pasand ke insaan ka hug ho toh dil kam dukhta.
Khwaab:
Okay, ready?
Raaz:
Dil ready, phone ready, hum taiyaar,
Number galat diya toh toot jaayega shayar.
Khwaab:
9XXXXXXXXX.
Raaz:
Ye asli hai?
Khwaab:
Bharosa nahi toh call karke dekh lena,
Awaaz pasand aaye toh dil mein rakh lena.
Raaz:
Tumhari awaaz ka soch kar hi haal bura hai,
Sun liya toh lagta hai sona mushkil poora hai.
Khwaab:
Call abhi nahi. Pehle WhatsApp par ek shayari bhejna.
Raaz:
Kya likhun?
Khwaab:
Khud socho. Test abhi khatam nahi hua.
Raaz:
Examiner tum ho toh fail hona bhi manzoor,
Re-test ke bahaane milti rahogi huzoor.
Khwaab:
Good night, Mr. Raaz.
Raaz:
Good night keh kar yun jaan na chhudaao,
Ek baat batao—khwaab mein aaogi, ya bulaao?
Khwaab:
Khwaab naam hai mera, aana kaam hai mera,
Aankhein band karo—phir dekho kamaal mera.
Raaz:
Tum khwaab bankar aana, hum raat saja denge,
Tum bas muskura dena, hum neend bhula denge.
Khwaab:
Aur zyada romantic mat hona.
Raaz:
Hadd tum bata dena, hum wahin ruk jaayenge,
Par tumne kareeb bulaya toh thoda aur jhuk jaayenge.
Khwaab:
Double meaning?
Raaz:
Meaning wahi hai jo tum samajhna chahti ho,
Hum toh bas shayar hain—tum kyun muskuraati ho?
Khwaab:
Idiot! Good night.
Raaz:
Idiot hi sahi, par tumhara kaha hua achha laga,
Aaj pehli baar kisi anjaan ka “Good night” apna laga.
Khwaab:
Kal milte hain… shayad.
Raaz:
Tumhara “shayad” bhi vaade jaisa lagta hai,
Ye anjaan sa rishta aadhe chaand jaisa lagta hai.
Poora hoga ya subah ke saath kho jaayega,
Pata nahi… par aaj ki raat yaad zaroor aayega.
Khwaab:
Last message mera hona chahiye.
Raaz:
Okay.
Khwaab:
Na chehra dekha, na asli naam jaana,
Phir bhi achha laga tumse dil ka haal chhupaana.
Kal hum dost honge, mohabbat ya phir anjaan,
Jo bhi ho—ye raat rahegi hum dono ke naam.
System: Khwaab is typing…
System: Khwaab is typing…
System: Khwaab is typing…
Khwaab:
Waise… WhatsApp check karo. Maine pehle hi “Hi” bhej diya hai. 😉
Raaz:
Tum last message ki zid mein baazi maar gayi,
Khwaab bankar aayi thi… aur Raaz ka dil chura gayi.
Us raat do strangers ne ek-doosre ka चेहरा नहीं देखा था। फिर भी उनकी शायरी ने वह कह दिया था जिसे लोग कई मुलाकातों के बाद भी नहीं कह पाते।
कभी-कभी किसी अनजान इंसान से हुई एक सच्ची बातचीत, जाने-पहचाने रिश्तों से ज्यादा अपनी लगने लगती है। शायद इसलिए नहीं कि हम उसे जानते हैं—बल्कि इसलिए कि उसके सामने हम पहली बार खुद को बिना किसी डर के जाहिर कर पाते हैं।
