Ghazal for Women: तूँ क्यों सहती है

This ghazal for women, तूँ क्यों सहती है, is dedicated to all the women! Women are so wonderful, soothing, forgiving and can make any place vibe with their limitless energy. My life has been shaped by so many nurturing women around me; my mother, wife, sisters, friends, extended family and at work as well!

The fact is that our lives (men) are so incomplete and colorless without women, yet so many women have to go through abuse in their relationships, both mental and physical. While majority of the abuse comes from men, unfortunately and surprisingly enough, at times some women are the perpetrators.

This ghazal is dedicated to all the women who have suffered abuse at any point in their life. Undoubtedly, it’s not easy to just walk out of abusive relationships due to often compelling circumstances. However, I hope the next generations will do a better job of differentiating between right and wrong than the current ones.

Here it goes: ghazal for women, तूँ क्यों सहती है

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तेरी आँखें नम्म देखने की आदत नहीं पड़ती मुझे
जो रुलाता है तुझे उसे तूँ अपना कहती है

जाने कितने राज़ निगल गयी ख़ामोशी से
मेरे गाँव में जो गहरी नदी बहती है

मैं वहीँ था जब तूने गला घोटा उम्मीद का कह कर
रेत की किस्मत है वो धूप में तपती रहती है

तेरे बदन पर भटकते रहते हैं गहरे लाल निशाँ
क्यों तेरे भरोसे की दीवार अक्सर ढहती है

पूछते हैं तेरे आँगन में खिले फूल पौधे
ज़िल्लत हर रोज़ तूँ क्यों सहती है, तूँ क्यों सहती है

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